Who Was Carlos Acutis, the Catholic Church's First Millennial Saint?

Sep 7, 2025 | Pope Leo has canonized Carlos Acutis, the first saint of the millennial generation. The pontiff addressed a large crowd at the ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica. Carlo Acutis died of leukemia in 2006, aged 15. He had set up a website to document miracles. After his death, two people claimed miraculous recoveries after praying for his intercession, starting the process toward his sainthood.

Pope to canonise Friar Galvao
BBC: Up to one million people are set to gather in Brazil to watch Pope Benedict XVI canonise the country's first home-born saint, Friar Galvao.

The open-air mass at an airfield in Sao Paulo marks the highlight of the Pope's first visit to Brazil, the world's most populous Catholic nation.

On Thursday, the Pope told thousands of young Catholics at a rally to avoid the "evil" of abortion and to stay chaste. Pope to laud Brazil’s first saint (more)

Mark Alexander