### [2025-09-7](/feed/2025/09/7/index.md)

##### Saints canonized by Pope Leo XIV
# The pope also canonizes Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian member of the Lay Dominicans and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul who was known for his dedication to social justice. 




### Sources:

1. [Vatican News](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/pier-giorgio-frassati-a-true-brother-to-be-canonized-by-pope-leo.html)

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