LIVE UPDATES: Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, the first saints of Pope Leo XIV
<div style="width: 100%;margin-bottom: 25px"> <img src="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/whatsapp-image-2024-11-20-at-21.51.31-1.jpeg?w=800&jpg" style="margin: auto;max-width: 100%" /> <span style="text-align: right;font-style: italic">Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons</span> </div> <p>Vatican City, Sep 7, 2025 / 06:49 am (CNA).</p> <p>Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints of the Church on Sunday.</p><p>Follow here for live updates and continuing coverage:</p><p><br></p>

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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