The Catholic Church is canonising the late Carlo Acutis, a tech-savvy youngster who died in 2006, and with it, usher in a new era of religion at a time when worship is on the decline, writes Peter Stanford

Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, will be raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square

Carlo Acutis’ path to sainthood shows how the Church is trying to reach a new generation.

British-born Italian teenager Carlos Acutis who died in 2006 will be canonised by Pople Leo on Sunday, making him the Catholic Church's first ever millenial saint.

Pope Leo XIV will canonize Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 at age 15, and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died in 1925 at age 24.

He might be close to becoming the first millennial saint - but British-born Italian teenager Carlo Acutis was often more prankster than 'perfect' his teachers have fondly recalled.

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

Pope Leo XIV will preside over the canonisation ceremony on Sunday, welcoming the computer whizz into the echelons of revered Christian miracle-makers.

El papa León XIV concluye este domingo el proceso de canonización del adolescente italiano, fallecido a los 15 años

Italian cyber-apostle, who showed kindness to less fortunate, hailed for using precocious tech talent to spread word.

Carlo Acutis will be canonised as the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation on Sunday

Before his death at 15, Carlo Acutis was known for his love of technology and had created a website to document miracles.

Né en 1991 et décédé d’une leucémie à l’âge de 15 ans, Carlo Acutis est canonisé ce dimanche 7 septembre par Léon XIV. Mais c’est le pape François qui avait pris la décision…

The Catholic Church is canonising the late Carlo Acutis, a tech-savvy youngster who died in 2006, and with it, usher in a new era of religion at a time when worship is on the…

Acutis, a 15-year-old London-born computer whiz who died in 2006 of an acute case of leukemia, has been declared the first millennial saint today.

Carlo Acuti is canonised by pontiff for spreading the gospel online as ‘God’s influencer’

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

Carlo Acutis, a digital pioneer, used his computer skills to spread Catholic teaching globally.

Carlo Acutis, a London-born computer prodigy who died in 2006, has become the first millennial Catholic saint. In a ceremony at St Peter’s Square hosted by Pope Leo XIV on Sunday…

New church consecrated for Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Roman Catholic Church's first 'millennial saint', in Kakkanad, India.

During an open-air Mass in St Peter’s Square, the pope canonised ‘God’s influencer’ Acutis, who died from leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15.