ASSISI, Italy — To his mom, he was “a normal kid,” but on Sunday, Carlo Acutis will become the first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass held by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square outside ...

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.

Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 after being diagnosed with leukemia, will be one of the first canonized by Pope Leo XIV Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and ...

What teen influencer Carlo Acutis becoming a saint says about Pope Leo’s Catholic Church - COMMENT: As the British-born ...

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square. But throngs of pilgrims are already flocking to the church in ...

During the last few years, there has been an explosion of schools, shrines and projects named after and inspired by Carlo Acutis — who will be canonized on April 27 — around the world. Did you know ...

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 ...

At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis’ life titled “Digital Disciple.” They draw pictures of what the teenage Italian computer whiz might ...

The mother of St. Carlo Acutis, who died at age 15 in 2006 from leukemia, emphasized that being the mother of a saint is also 'a call to help others, because people are in darkness. Many people ...