Italian teen made first millennial Catholic saint at youthful Vatican event
Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who died aged 15, learned computer code to build websites to spread his faith.
Pope Leo XIV leads a Holy Mass for the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial to be made a Catholic saint, and Pier Giorgio Frassati, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, September 7, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE)ByREUTERS