Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at 15 and used tech to spread Catholicism, will be canonized Sept. 7 in Rome, the pope announced.

The canonization of Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, will take place on September 7, Pope Leo XIV has announced.

A date for the long-awaited canonization of the world’s first Millennial saint has finally been set. Pope Leo XIV has picked Sept. 7 for the rescheduled canonization of Carlo Acutis, the young man who was known as “God’s Influencer.