Carlo, who died at 15, was canonized alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, who also died young. The church is looking to the two saints to inspire new generations of Catholics.
Nicknamed God’s influencer, Carlo, who died at age 15, used technology to express his religious beliefs. The church sees him as a way to connect to the young.
An image hanging from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial to be made a Catholic saint.