Pope Leo XIV canonized Carlo Acutis, a London-born Italian teenager, as the Church’s first millennial saint during Mass in St. Peter’s Square.

Born in 1991 and raised in Milan, Carlo Acutis was known for his deep devotion to the Eucharist and his passion for technology. Dubbed “God’s Influencer,” he created a multilingual website cataloguing Eucharistic miracles, blending faith and innovation in a way that resonated with digital natives.

His casual attire, jeans, sneakers, and a sweatshirt, now immortalized in his glass-sided tomb in Assisi, makes him a relatable figure for young Catholics worldwide.

Carlo Acutis died of acute leukemia in 2006 at just 15 years old. Yet his impact has only grown since. Millions have visited his tomb, and his story has inspired a wave of youth engagement in the Church. His mother, Antonia Salzano, described him as “a normal kid” who “opened the door of his heart to God”.

Two miracles paved the way for his sainthood: the healing of a Brazilian boy with a rare pancreatic disorder and the recovery of a Costa Rican student from traumatic brain injury after prayers at Carlo’s tomb.

Pope Francis had previously declared him “Blessed” in 2020, and Pope Leo XIV finalized his canonization alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, another young Italian known for his charitable works.

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