Canonisation dates for Blesseds Acutis and Frassati confirmed by Pope Francis

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Pope Francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonisation dates of two of the Catholic Church’s most popular young saints-in-the-making: the “techie teen” Carlo Acutis, and outdoorsman and activist Pier Giorgio Frassati.

“I want to say that next year, on the day of adolescents, I will canonise Blessed Carlo Acutis, and on the day of the youth next year, I will canonise Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati,” the Pope said during his 20 November general audience address at St Peter's Square in the Vatican.

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