New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Pope Leo XIV canonized Pier Giorgio Frassati on Sunday (September 7), along with Carlo Acutis, became the first saints of Pope Leo XIV's papacy, with Frassati notable as a "beacon for lay spirituality."

"After due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance and having sought the counsel of many of our brother bishops, we declare and define blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis to be saints and we enroll them among the saints, decreeing they are to be venerated as such by the whole church," Pope Leo said during the ceremony attended by thousands of devotees.

Born in Turin, Italy, in 1901, Pier Giorgio Frassati grew up in a prominent family. Despite his social standing, he devoted his life to help...