Pope Francis issued a decree on Thursday announcing the recognition of a miracle attributed to Bl. Carlo Acutis — clearing the way for the Italian teenager's canonization in the near future. Pope ...

A nun holds a picture of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati on the day Pope Leo XIV leads the canonization Mass of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first ...

The canonization for an Italian teenager who was set to become the first millennial saint has been postponed for at least one week after the death of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff died Monday ...

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.

The Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 of a rare form of leukemia at age 15, will soon become the Catholic Church’s first “millennial saint.” Acutis was a computer programmer who created ...

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 Monday ...

Rome — A 15-year-old Italian web designer is set to become the Catholic Church's first saint from the millennial generation. On Monday, in a ceremony called an Ordinary Public Consistory, Pope Francis ...

With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been postponed. "Following the death of the Supreme Pontiff Francis, notice is hereby ...

The Vatican announced Monday that the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis has been postponed following the death of Pope Francis. “Following the death of Supreme Pontiff Francis, notice is hereby ...

His worshippers are willing to pay top dollar for his hair, which they believe has healing powers. They can play with toy action figures made in his likeness. They gather from around the world to see ...