PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) – News that canonization dates have been set for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who have become popular patrons for teens and young adults, is being met with joy and gratitude by a number of Catholics in the U.S. Pope Francis announced Nov. 20 that he will elevate both Acutis and Frassati, both currently titled “blessed,” to sainthood in 2025, when the universal Catholic Church will mark a jubilee year. Acutis will be canonized April 27, during the April 25–27 Jubilee for Adolescents in Rome. Frassati’s canonization will follow amid the July 28–Aug. 3 Jubilee of Young People in Rome. Born 90 years apart, Frassati and Acutis both lived brief but faith-filled lives that saw them devoted to Christ, particularly in the Eucharist, and to those around them. “What a wonderful gift to the church militant both of these new saints will be,” said Christine Wohar, president of FrassatiUSA, a Nashville-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting Frassati’s canonization. Michael Norton, president of the Malvern Retreat Center in Malvern, Pennsylvania – home to the Blessed Carlo Acutis Shrine and Center for Eucharistic Encounter – has seen firsthand how Acutis offers a relatable vision for holiness to kids and young adults. “Students are absolutely fascinated and drawn to Carlo,” he said. “It’s like, ‘Wow, he looks like me. I’m just like him. . . . He lived in our lifetime.’ He talks their language – he’s a computer programmer, he played soccer. And so the kids are really drawn to him.”