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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

ASSISI, ITALY - MARCH 18: (EDITORS NOTE: This image depicts death.) A nun prays at the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore on March 18, 2025 in Assisi, Italy. Assisi is the resting place of Carlo Acutis, a London-born Italian teenager who died from leukemia in 2006 and was later beatified by Pope Francis in 2020. Acutis, who has been referred to as "God's Influencer," will become the first millennial saint when he is canonised in a ceremony next month during the Church's Jubilee of Teenagers. It was Carlos Acutis's final wish to be buried in Assisi. On 6th April 2019, his body was brought to the Sanctuary of the Spoliation and will be his final resting, attracting pilgrims from across the world to visit his tomb and that of St. Francis of Assisi in the nearby Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
A girl visits the tomb of Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, May 26, 2024. REUTERS/Matteo Berlenga/File Photo
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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.