Vatican City, Sep 7, 2025 /
04:25 am
Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints of the Church on Sunday, decreeing their veneration among the Catholic faithful.
The canonizations of the new saints, promulgated before a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s Square, were the first of Leo’s pontificate.
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