Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year.

Carlo, who was born to Italian parents in London, was a web designer who died of leukaemia in Italy in 2006 at the age of 15.

Pope Francis said on Wednesday he would canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the Catholic Church's first millennial and digital saint. The 87-year-old pontiff made the announcement at the end of his weekly general audience,

Pope Francis revealed that he would proclaim the Church's youngest contemporary saint during the Jubilee of Adolescents at the Vatican, which will take place from April 25-27.

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, May 26, 2024. Pope Francis has cleared the way for Acutis to be the first saint of the millennial generation.

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year. The ceremony is expected to be held April 27, when the Vatican

An Italian teenage influencer who died of leukemia will be made the first saint of the millennial generation:: Vatican City:::: Pope Francis"Next year, on Children's and Adolescents' Day, I will canonise Blessed Carlo Acutis,

Pope Francis is to canonize the Italian teenager Carlo Acutis in April, making him the first millennial saint, the head of the Catholic Church announced in his weekly general audience on Wednesday. Acutis,