"CANONICA"

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7 September 2025

Faithful gather as they attend a Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager, dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online, becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Faithful gather as they attend a Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager, dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online, becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Faithful gather as they attend a Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager, dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online, becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful as he leaves in the Pope Mobile after presiding over a Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

In Vatican City, Vatican, on September 7, 2025, priests pray during a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV (not seen) for the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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7 September 2025

In Vatican City, Vatican, on September 7, 2025, priests pray during a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV (not seen) for the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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7 September 2025

In the center, in black, the family of Carlo Acutis (L-R) the sister Francesca, mother Antonia, father Andrea, and the brother Michele attend a Holy Mass and canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

The family of Carlo Acutis, including his brother Michele, father Andrea, and mother Antonia, attends a Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025.

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6 September 2025

A portrait of the late Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is displayed on the eve of the Canonization Ceremony of the Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in Vatican City, Vatican, on September 6, 2025.

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6 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV holds a special audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican, on September 6, 2025, on the eve of the Canonization Ceremony of the Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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6 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV arrives to hold a special audience in St. Peter's Square on September 6, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican, on the eve of the canonization ceremony of the Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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6 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV arrives to hold a special audience in St. Peter's Square on September 6, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican, on the eve of the canonization ceremony of the Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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6 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV arrives to hold a special audience in St. Peter's Square on September 6, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican, on the eve of the canonization ceremony of the Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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6 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV holds a special audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican, on September 6, 2025, on the eve of the canonization ceremony of the Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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6 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV holds a special audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican, on September 6, 2025, on the eve of the canonization ceremony of the Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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6 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV holds a special audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican, on September 6, 2025, on the eve of the canonization ceremony of the Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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