Overview

• At a Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Leo XIV presided over his first canonizations as pope, with tens of thousands in attendance and Acutis’ parents and siblings present.
• The Church recognized a Brazilian boy’s unexplained recovery from a pancreatic illness and a 2022 healing after prayers at Acutis’ tomb as the required miracles.
• The cause was propelled under Pope Francis, postponed from an April date after his death, and completed by Leo XIV together with the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati.
• Acutis’ body is exhibited in a glass sarcophagus in Assisi, where a webcam streams the tomb and heavy pilgrimage and souvenir sales highlight the intensity of devotion.
• Supporters see a relatable, tech‑fluent witness, while critics question the speed of the process, urge context for eucharistic “wonder” narratives tied to antisemitic tropes, and scrutinize relic commerce.