Carlo Acutis Canonization Set for September 7

Pope Leo XIV has announced that Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 at age 15, will be canonized as the Catholic Church’s first millennial-era saint on September 7, alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati. The canonization, originally set for April but postponed due to Pope Francis’s death, will take place in Rome and is expected to draw large crowds. Acutis is celebrated for his deep faith, outreach to the homeless, and for creating a website documenting Eucharistic miracles, with his tomb in Assisi now a major pilgrimage site. The Vatican confirmed two miracles attributed to Acutis: the healing of a Brazilian boy with a pancreatic malformation and a Costa Rican woman who recovered from a severe brain injury after prayers to Acutis. The event marks Pope Leo XIV’s first canonization ceremony and highlights the Church's recognition of holiness in everyday life. Acutis’s story resonates especially strongly with young Catholics worldwide.