Pope Leo Urges Youth: Don’t Waste Your Lives, Follow Acutis and Frassati

More than half a million pilgrims have visited St. Carlo Acutis’ tomb this year

Crowds of people come to pray at Carlo Acutis’ tomb at the church of St. Mary Major in Assisi, Itlay, during the weekend of his Sept. 7, 2025, canonization. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi Rome Newsroom, Sep 9, 2025 / 11:42 am (CNA). More than 620,000 people have visited the tomb of St. Carlo Acutis in the first eight months of 2025, according to the Diocese of Assisi, Italy.The diocese reported a surge of more than 121,000 visitors in August alone,…

Pope Leo Just Named ‘God’s Influencer’ the First Millennial Saint

It’s about time we Millennials got a little something in return after nearly two decades of being blamed for the death of everything that boomers and Gen Xers killed, including the American dream. We are getting our own personal saint. The new pope, Pope Leo XIV, canonized a new Saint—a millennial who was known as “God’s Influencer.” Carlo Acutis didn’t live long enough to drive a car, but will soon be canonized as Acutis—officially making him t…

Pope Calls Youth to Follow ‘Great Adventure’ of Saints Carlo and Pier Giorgio

Franco Origlia The tapestry of St. Carlo Acutis hangs from a balcony during the canonization Mass Sept. 7 in St. Peter’s Square. COMMENTARY: In raising Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati to the altars, the Holy Father reversed a decade of smaller canonizations and proposed a bold vision for youth.

Pope Leo urges youth: Don’t waste your lives, follow Acutis and Frassati

VATICAN— Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, Sept. 7, called on young Catholics to follow the example of Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, saying their lives prove that holiness can be achieved through simple faith, joy, and service. “Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis are an invitation to all of us, especially young […] The post Pope Leo urges youth: Don’t waste your lives, follow Acutis and Frassati appeared first on Interaksyon.

Pope Leo declares teen whiz ‘God’s influencer’, a saint

LONDON/ROME: Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, is the first millennial - a person born in the early 1980s to late 1990s - to be made a saint by the Catholic church. The post Pope Leo declares teen whiz ‘God’s influencer’, a saint appeared first on Post Courier.