Pope Leo XIV names first two saints of
his pontificate, including first millennial
to be canonized
Posted By: Moritz55, 9/7/2025 12:10:04 PM
Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the first two saints of his papacy in a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Sunday, including the first of the millennial generation. Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, two Italian laymen born nearly a century apart, joined the ranks of Mother Theresa and Francis of Assisi as saints of the Roman Catholic Church at 10 a.m. local time at the public ceremony, which was attended by thousands of devotees. Acutis’ mother, Antonia Salzano, and his brother and sister were in St. Peter’s Square when Leo XIV canonized her son alongside Frassati.
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ally Tina Peters 12 replies
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