Pope Leo XIV canonized Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 at age 15, and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died in 1925 at age 24.

Dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a sweatshirt, with his hands clasped around a rosary, Carlo Acutis has generated near rock star-like fame among young Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday canonized Carlo Acutis as tens of thousands of people cheered during the ceremony for the Italian teenager, who died of leukaemia at the age of just 15. The Catholic Church regards Acutis as a model young Christian who dedicated his life to the service of God.