“You are the promise of hope for so many of us,” the pope told young people attending the “Chicago Celebrates Pope Leo XIV” event at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. “The ...

The event took place at 9:00 ... him the name "the man of the Beatitudes." Pope Leo XIV also established Sunday, October 19, 2025 as the date for the canonization of seven other blesseds ...

More than 30,000 are gathering in Chicago Saturday to see Pope Leo XIV deliver a video message to a crowd in his hometown.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) --- Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis ... the pope approved the new canonization date for the two young blesseds and set Oct. 19 as the date for the canonization ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered a video message June 14 to thousands of Catholics gathered in his hometown of Chicago, making a special appeal to young people to be “beacons” of Christ’s hope for others.

Donation Options Search Search Search Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his ... to set the dates for a handful of new saints. Acutis’ canonization was originally scheduled for April 27 ...

Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 after being diagnosed with leukemia, will one of the first people canonized by Pope Leo XIV Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025.

Related Vatican sets canonization date for Italian computer gamer Carlo Acutis Pope Leo XIV names new bishop for ... In addition to the Pope's address, Saturday's event features a serenade from ...

In late May 2025, numerous Snopes readers asked about the accuracy of reports that Pope Leo XIV would participate in a June 14 event in Chicago. Many wanted to know specifically if the pope would ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Friday set Sept. 7 as the rescheduled date to canonize the Catholic Church’s first millennial-era ...