Pope Leo to make late British teenager Carlo Acutis first millennial saint on 7 September

Acutis, a British-born Italian who died from leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was set to be made a saint in but the event was suspended after the death of Pope Francis.

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, on 26 May 2024. | File Photo | Matteo Berlenga | Reuters

Vatican City: The canonisation of the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation, Carlo Acutis, will take place on September 7, Pope Leo announced on Friday.

Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who died from leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was originally set to be made a saint on April 27, but the event was suspended after the death of Pope Francis.

Leo announced the new date during a meeting with cardinals to discuss sainthood causes on Friday.

(Reporting by Joshua McElwee, editing by Giulia Segreti)

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