Italian Teen Set to Be First Millennial Saint Was 'Ordinary Child', Says Mother

Reuters
11:51 JST,
April 16, 2025
ASSISI, Italy, April 15 (Reuters) – Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who built websites to spread his faith, will be proclaimed the Catholic Church’s first saint of the millennial generation this month, elevating him to the same level as Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi.
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