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London-born Italian, who died in 2006, built websites to spread Catholic teaching and is credited with two miracles

COMMENT: As the British-born Italian teenager is canonised, following a campaign by his wealthy family, Catherine Pepinster asks how the Catholic Church can honour the deserving people whose supporters don’t have the means to lobby on their behalf

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Tens of thousands attended a canonisation Mass for the young computer whiz

Pope Leo XIV is set to declare a 15-year-old computer whiz, Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint on Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable, modern-day role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.”

Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer whiz, is being declared the first millennial saint

Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected at the Vatican Sunday for the canonisation of an Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online.

Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 and built websites to spread Catholic message, to become first millennial saint

Carlo Acutis, the computer-savvy Italian teenager who died in 2006, will be canonised as the Catholic Church's first millennial saint on 7 September alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati.

An Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online will become the first millennial saint Sunday at a canonisation attended by thousands of pilgrims.

The London-born computer prodigy will be canonised on Sunday