Brendan O’Regan
Pope Leo XIV receives the off ertory gifts from Antonia Salzano, mother of St Carlo Acutis,
and her family during the canonisation Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican September
7, 2025. (L-R) Francesca Acutis, Salzano, Andrea Acutis and Michele Acutis. Photo: CNS/
Vatican Media Last weekend saw the canonisations of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis – distinctive because they were young lay adults, from the 20th and 21st centuries respectively. The former is probably the lesser known of the two, and the film To the Top – Pier Giorgio Frassati (EWTN, Sunday) from 2023 helped to inform us…
