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Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsVatican City, Sep 7, 2025 / 06:49 am (CNA).Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints of the Church on Sunday.Follow here for live updates and continuing coverage:
Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Vatican City, Sep 7, 2025 / 06:49 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints of the Church on Sunday.
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Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati / EWTN NewsVatican City, Sep 7, 2025 / 04:25 am (CNA).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.This story is developing.
