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Vatican to Canonize Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7, Marking the Church’s First Millennial Saint

Pope Leo XIV will preside after the ceremony was delayed following Pope Francis’s death.

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Overview

  • The canonization is scheduled for Sunday in St. Peter’s Square and is expected to draw thousands.
  • The Vatican attributed two healings to Acutis’s intercession, including a 2022 recovery of a Costa Rican student and a 2020 case involving a Brazilian boy.
  • Pope Francis approved the cause in July 2024, clearing the final step toward sainthood.
  • Known for his digital evangelization, the 15-year-old web designer catalogued Eucharistic miracles and his body lies on display in Assisi.
  • Relics such as slivers of heart lining and strands of hair have been prepared and distributed, with reliquaries crafted by Vatican-trusted expert Antonino Cottone.