Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year.

Carlo, who was born to Italian parents in London, was a web designer who died of leukaemia in Italy in 2006 at the age of 15.

The Jubilee will see two new saints dedicated to millennials and Gen Z. "Next year on the Day of Adolescents, I will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis, and on the Day of Youth, I will canonize

A girl visits the tomb of Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, May 26, 2024. Pope Francis has cleared the way for Acutis to be the first saint of the millennial generation.

An Italian teenage influencer who died of leukemia will be made the first saint of the millennial generation:: Vatican City:::: Pope Francis"Next year, on Children's and Adolescents' Day, I will canonise Blessed Carlo Acutis,

Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital-era saint.