There’s at least one millennial in heaven, according to the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-06/carlo-acutis-and-pier-giorgio-frassati-to-be-canonized-together.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" class="article-hover-class">announced</a>&nbsp;the canonization of Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7, &nbsp;marking an official declaration that the church has recognized him as a saint. The teenager was canonized alongside fellow Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati.

The 15-year-old, known for his devotion to the Eucharist, died of leukemia in 2006.{ai:summary}<p>There’s at least one millennial in heaven, according to the Catholic Church.</p><p>Pope Leo XIV announced the canonization of Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7, declaring him a saint; the teen was canonized with Pier Giorgio Frassati. #religion</p>

Pope Leo XIV Names Carlo Acutis as First Millennial Saint

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