Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, was canonized on September 7th, 2025 by Pope Leo XIV. A gamer and computer coder who loved the Eucharist, Carlo Acutis will be the first millennial Catholic saint. Acutis was just 15 when he died, but during his short life, he used his computing skills to spread awareness of the Catholic faith by setting up a website that documented reports of Eucharistic miracles. The church’s sainthood process normally requires that candidates have two miracles attributed to them, with each reported supernatural occurrence requiring in-depth examination. On May 23rd, 2024, a second miracle attributed to Acutis was recognized by Pope Francis, a decision that paved the way for the teen to be declared a saint. The miracle involves a 21-year-old girl from Costa Rica named Valeria Valverde, who was near death after seriously injuring her head in a bicycle accident. After the girl underwent an emergency craniotomy to reduce intracranial pressure, the family was told that her situation was very critical and that she could die at any moment. Six days after the accident, Valeria’s mother went on a pilgrimage to Assisi to pray for the healing of her daughter at the tomb of Carlo Acutis, leaving a written note. On the same day, Valeria began to breathe on her own and she recovered the use of her upper limbs and partly recovered her speech. She underwent a CT scan and further tests that showed that the hemorrhagic right temporal cortical contusion in her brain had completely disappeared. Valeria spent only one week in her physical therapy, and two months after her accident, she went on a pilgrimage to Carlo Acutis’ tomb in Assisi with her mother to celebrate her complete healing.

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