On September 7, Carlo Acutis will be canonized as the first millennial saint in a ceremony led by Pope Leo XIV at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Tens of thousands of worshippers are expected to attend the canonization of the Italian teenager ...

Two new saints will be canonized on Sunday in Rome — including the first-ever millennial saint. The joint ceremony will be broadcast on Eternal Word Television Network [EWTN] and Vatican News channels beginning at 3 a.

Acutis, who is scheduled to be canonized on September 7, is unusual among saints. Born in London in 1991 and raised in Italy, he grew up with the internet—playing video games, making websites—and died at age 15, of leukemia. He’s the first prospective saint to be entombed in branded gear. He’s also the first Millennial.