The Pope has announced that fourteen Blesseds will be canonised on 20 October this year.
While Blessed Carlo Acutis' canonisation was also given official approval during the consistory held 1 July, Pope Francis said his canonisation will be held "at a date to be determined”, reportsAleteia.
Anticipation about when Acutis could become a saint has been growing since 23 May this year, when the Vatican's Dicastery for Saints' Causes announced that another miracle had been attributed to the intercession of Acutis.
Blessed Carlo Acutis will be the first so-called millennial to be made a saint, notesVatican News.
During the “ordinary” public consistory that took place in the Vatican Consistory Hall, it was announced that those to be canonised on 20 October are as follows:
- Manuel Ruiz López and seven companions of the Order of Friars Minor; and Francis, Mooti and Raphael Massabki, lay faithful, martyrs.
- Joseph Allamano, priest, founder of the Institutes of the Missionaries of the Consolata and the Missionary Sisters of the Consolata.
- Marie-Léonie Paradis (born: Virginie Alodie), foundress of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family.
- Elena Guerra, foundress of the Congregation of the Oblates of the Holy Spirit, known as the Sisters of Saint Zita.
Another factor driving speculation about Acutis’ date is that Pope Francis recently let slip that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will “be a saint soon”.
This has led some Vatican commentators to contend that the two young Italians – Acutis died aged 15, while Pier Giorgio Frassati was 24 – might be canonised together as "companion saints" in the midst of the celebrations accompanying Jubilee 2025. Both have garnered huge followings, especially among younger Catholics.
Pier Giorgio Frassati was born in the Piedmont region of Italy on 6 April 1901. He devoted his life to serving the poor, before dying of polio in 1925.
Carlo Actuis was born in London on 3 May 1991 to Italian parents who moved the family to Milan when Actuis was still a baby. He became especially devoted to the Eucharist and has gained popularity as the "computer geek" saint. He died in 2006 of leukemia.
Photo: Carlo Actuis; screenshot from www.carloacutis.com.
The Pope has announced that fourteen Blesseds will be canonised on 20 October this year.
While Blessed Carlo Acutis' canonisation was also given official approval during the consistory held 1 July, Pope Francis said his canonisation will be held "at a date to be determined”, <a href="https://aleteia.org/2024/07/01/carlos-canonization-date-still-on-hold"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">reports</mark></a> <em>Aleteia</em>.
Anticipation about when Acutis could become a saint has been growing since 23 May this year, when the Vatican's Dicastery for Saints' Causes announced that another miracle had been attributed to the intercession of Acutis.<br><br>Blessed Carlo Acutis will be the first so-called millennial to be made a saint, <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-07/consistory-cardinals-carlo-acutis-martyrs-canonization.html"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">notes</mark></a> <em>Vatican New</em>s.
During the “ordinary” public consistory that took place in the Vatican Consistory Hall, it was announced that those to be canonised on 20 October are as follows:
Another factor driving speculation about Acutis’ date is that Pope Francis <a href="https://catholicherald.co.uk/pope-lets-slip-that-blessed-pier-giorgio-frassati-will-be-a-saint-soon/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">recently let slip</mark></a> that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will “be a saint soon”.
This has led some Vatican commentators to contend that the two young Italians – Acutis died aged 15, while Pier Giorgio Frassati was 24 – might be canonised together as "companion saints" in the midst of the <a href="https://catholicherald.co.uk/pilgrimage-emphasised-by-vatican-as-opportunity-for-indulgences-during-jubilee-2025/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">celebrations accompanying Jubilee 2025</mark></a>. Both have garnered huge followings, especially among younger Catholics.
<a href="https://catholicherald.co.uk/pier-giorgio-frassati-closer-to-canonisation-cardinal-says/?swcfpc=1"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">Pier Giorgio Frassati </mark></a>was born in the Piedmont region of Italy on 6 April 1901. He devoted his life to serving the poor, before dying of polio in 1925.
Carlo Actuis was born in London on 3 May 1991 to Italian parents who moved the family to Milan when Actuis was still a baby. He became especially devoted to the Eucharist and has gained popularity as the <a href="https://aleteia.org/2021/10/12/bl-carlo-acutis-his-life-his-miracles-and-his-legacy"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">"computer geek" saint</mark></a>. He died in 2006 of leukemia. <br><br><em>Photo: Carlo Actuis; screenshot from www.carloacutis.com.</em>
