Vatican City, Sep 7, 2025 / 06:37 am

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed 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 two men, promulgated before an estimated 70,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, were the first of Leo’s pontificate.

The congregation, which included the family of Acutis, applauded after Pope Leo pronounced the rite of canonization and declared the two patrons of young people as the Church’s newest saints.

In his homily , the Holy Father reflected on a passage from the Book of Wisdom, which was read by Acutis’ younger brother Michele, during the Mass celebration.

“[Lord], who has learned your counsel, unless you have given wisdom and sent your holy spirit from on

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