Pope Leo XIV canonizes Carlo Acutis
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Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is entombed in the Church of St. Mary Major in Assisi, where pilgrims can venerate his relics and view his body dressed in jeans, a track jacket, and Nike sneakers.
A group of Angelenos led by Bishop Matthew Elshoff joined 80,000 pilgrims in Rome to celebrate the Catholic Church’s two newest saints.