"Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname God's influencer. Leo canonized Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, during an open-air Mass in St. Peter's Square before an estimated 80,000 people, many of them millennials and couples with young children."
"During the first saint-making Mass of his pontificate, Leo also canonized another popular Italian figure who died young, Pier Giorgio Frassati. Leo said both men created masterpieces out of their lives by dedicating them to God. The greatest risk in life is to waste it outside of God's plan, Leo said in his homily. The new saints are an invitation to all of us, especially young people, not to squander our lives, but to direct them upwards and make them masterpieces."
"A tapestry with a portrait of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized on Sunday, hangs on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, as two Carabinieri officers patrol in St. Peter's Square. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) A flag featuring the image of Carlo Acutis is waved during the canonization Mass of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)"
Pope Leo XIV canonized Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati during an open-air Mass in St. Peter's Square before an estimated 80,000 people, many of them millennials and families. Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer enthusiast who died in 2006, earned the nickname God's influencer for using technology to spread Catholic teachings and became the Church's first millennial saint. The pope praised both men for dedicating their lives to God and called them examples who transformed their lives into masterpieces. He warned that the greatest risk is wasting life outside God's plan and urged especially young people to direct their lives upwards.
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