Blessed Carlo Acutis, a teen who died from cancer is the first millennial to be canonized as a saint. "He was an ordinary boy, a boy who lived his childhood and youth between family, school ...

Pope Francis and the College of Cardinals voted to approve Carlo Acutis' canonization on July 1 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square. But throngs of pilgrims are already flocking to the ...

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who designed a website documenting various Eucharistic miracles and led a faithful life before his death at age 15, will be canonized, the Vatican announced on ...

Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to ...

Carlo Acutis, the late computer-programming Italian teenager known as “God’s Influencer,” will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Pope Francis and the College of ...

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at 15 and used tech to spread Catholicism, will be canonized Sept. 7 in Rome, the pope ...

Carlo Acutis prophetically realised that today the public squares are online, on the Web,” Rev. Fortunato said. “That’s where youth are, that’s where people are, so he lives and brings the ...

Blessed Carlo Acutis Youth Camp is named for the soon-to-be saint, shown at left; adoration and outdoor activities abound. (photo: Blessed Carlo Acutis Youth Camp / Blessed Carlo Acutis Youth Camp ...

They gather from around the world to see his wax-encased body decked out in sneakers, jeans and a sweatshirt, but Carlo Acutis’ adoring flock is going to have to wait for the late teen to ...