Pope Leo XIV will raise an anti-Fascist 24-year-old to sainthood; marched, spoke against Mussolini’s rise to power

Pier Giorgio Frassati. Photo: Public Domain.

The Roman Catholic Church just made history. Not by looking to the past—but by lifting up the young, the bold, the faithful.

Two new saints are stepping into the light: Carlo Acutis, the first Millennial saint, and Pier Giorgio Frassati, a 24-year-old who lived with fire in his bones and justice in his feet.

Carlo was a tech whiz. A teenager who built a website about the miracles of Jesus in the Eucharist. He showed the world that holiness doesn’t need a collar or a halo. Just a heart full of God.

But let me tell you about Pier Giorgio Frassati.

This young man wasn’t just holy—he was dangerous.

Dangerous to evil.

Dangerous to injustice.

Dangerous to Mussolini and the fascists who thought they could run Italy without answering to God.

A heart for the poor

Pier Giorgio was born into wealth.

But from the time he was little, he saw through the lies of riches.

He gave his shoes to beggars. Shared his food with the hungry. Knocked on doors in the poorest neighborhoods just to say, “What do you need? How can I help?”

He didn’t need a pulpit to preach. His life was the sermon.

He walked the streets, carrying groceries in one hand and the love of Jesus in the other.

And when polio struck him down at 24, it was likely because he caught it while serving the sick.

Here’s where it gets real.

A fist raised to fascism—he was antifa

Pier Giorgio didn’t just help the poor—he fought the powerful.

While others bowed to Mussolini, he stood tall. He marched in protests. He handed out anti-fascist flyers. He stared tyranny in the face and said, not in the name of Christ.

He knew that following Jesus means standing up.

He didn’t hide behind quiet prayers.

He threw his body into the struggle.

That’s why Mussolini feared him.

That’s why the poor wept when he died.

He belonged to them.

Why this matters now

We’re living in a time where the forces of hate are rising again.

Where leaders threaten immigrants, silence the press, and twist religion into a weapon.

Sound familiar?

Pier Giorgio faced the same evil in a different suit.

But now the Catholics say, “This young man is a saint.”

That’s not just a ceremony—it’s a revolution.

It’s a holy reminder that our faith is not a shield for tyrants. It’s a sword for the people.

Presbyterians, listen up!

We don’t do saints the same way, but we sure know what the Bible says, “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”

That’s Pier Giorgio.

That’s Carlo Acutis.

That can be us.

We’re not too young.

We’re not too old.

We’re not too small.

We are the Church of Jesus Christ—and we are dangerous to evil.

So go feed the hungry.

Go fight the fascists.

Go be the Church.

Because the world doesn’t need more buildings.

It needs more boldness.

Jesus, Lord of all—lead us in the fight.