Pope Leo XIV

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Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager, was meant to be made a saint in April, but the ceremony was postponed because of Pope Francis’ death.

By Elisabetta Povoledo

Pope Leo XIV said on Friday that Carlo Acutis, a teenage computer aficionado dubbed “God’s influencer,” would be canonized on Sept. 7, making him the Roman Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.