Pope Leo XIV has officially cannonised 15-year-old London-born Carlo Acutis, making him Britain's first Gen Z saint.
Scores of faithful arrived in St Peter's Square this morning for the Pope's first cannonisation ceremony, where he declared the teenage computer whiz who died in 2006 of an acute case of leukemia, and Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, saints, as thousands of worshippers gathered to witness the historic event.
Images from the Vatican show the altar adorned with a gold antependium, papal insignia, and large tapestries bearing the images of the two new saints - Frassati on the left, Acutis on the right.
Other cardinals, bishops, and priests from around the world also travelled to join in concelebration with the Pope, while the Sistine Chapel Choir, directed by Marcos Pavan, leads the music.
The Vatican said 36 cardinals, 270 bishops and hundreds of priests had signed up to celebrate the Mass along with Leo in a sign of the saints’ enormous appeal to the hierarchy and ordinary faithful alike.
