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Carlo Acutis to Be Canonized on September 7 as Church’s First Millennial Saint

Pope Leo XIV announced the St. Peter’s Square ceremony following Vatican recognition of two miracles attributed to the teenager’s intercession

Overview

  • The canonization was rescheduled from April 27 after Pope Francis’s April 21 passing and was set during a consistory of cardinals.
  • The ceremony at St. Peter’s Square will mark Pope Leo XIV’s first sainthood declaration and is expected to draw thousands of young faithful.
  • Acutis, who died of leukemia at 15 in 2006, earned the nickname “God’s influencer” by creating an online exhibit of over 100 eucharistic miracles.
  • The Vatican approved two miracles for his cause: the healing of a Brazilian boy’s birth defect and the recovery of a Costa Rican student from head trauma.
  • He will be canonized alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, underscoring the Church’s effort to connect with younger generations.