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Pope Leo Declares 2 New Saints
Pope Leo XIV urged young people to embrace holiness through love and charity, highlighting the saints' examples despite their short lives and illness.
- On September 7, 2025, during a Mass held in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV formally declared two young men—one a millennial and the other an early 20th-century figure—as saints.
- The ceremony followed Acutis' beatification in 2020 and the recognition of two miracles attributed to both saints, with Frassati's second miracle approved in 2024.
- Large crowds gathered, especially young people who identify with Acutis' modern example as a tech-savvy millennial who used social media to evangelize and lived a relatable life.
- Acutis is depicted casually in jeans and sneakers at his tomb in Assisi, which attracts many visitors, while his relics travel worldwide to various churches.
- The canonization aims to inspire youth engagement with the Church amid declining religious participation and has sparked hope as well as some criticism regarding its theological emphasis.
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