Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer whiz known as “God’s Influencer,” was canonized as the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint on September 7, 2025, by Pope Leo XIV.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname...

Pope Leo XIV declared the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith

Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-yr-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, giving next generation a relatable role model

Carlo Acutis, who who died of leukaemia aged 15, became the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation on Sunday, in a Vatican ceremony led by Pope Leo and attended by thousands of young worshippers.…

Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.” Leo canonized Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, during an open-air Mass in […]

Pope Leo XIV has declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization ceremony Sunday to create the first millennial saint.