Overview

• An open-air Mass in St. Peter’s Square drew tens of thousands, with 36 cardinals, 270 bishops and hundreds of priests participating.
• The canonization, originally scheduled for April, was rescheduled following the death of Pope Francis.
• Pope Leo also declared Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint in the first canonization of his pontificate.
• Acutis, a self-taught coder known as “God’s influencer,” created a website documenting more than 100 Eucharistic miracles.
• His glass-fronted tomb in Assisi, where he is displayed in jeans and Nike sneakers, has become a major pilgrimage destination for young Catholics.