St. Carlo Acutis
Italian teenage layman (1991-2006) of Anglo-Italian heritage who used his computer skills to catalog Eucharistic miracles online before dying of leukemia at fifteen; canonized by Pope Leo XIV on September 7, 2025, as the first canonized millennial saint. Feast October 12.
Life & Times
Born: 1991 · Died: 2006 · From: United Kingdom / Italy.
Patronage
St. Carlo Acutis is invoked as the patron of youth, computer programmers, internet, eucharistic devotion, popular. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
“The Eucharist is my highway to heaven.”— Personal notes and writings, recorded by his mother Antonia Salzano and confirmed in his canonization documentation
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About Catholic Saints
Catholic saints, including St. Carlo Acutis, are Christians whom the Catholic Church has formally recognized as having lived lifes of heroic holiness and who now dwell with God in heaven, offering an example of faith for those still on their earthly journey. Catholics don't worship saints, but ask them to pray to God with us and for us — much as one might ask a trusted friend to pray for them — trusting that those closest to God can join their voices to ours before Him. Discover more saints in the Catholic Shop Saints section.