The Catholic church has canonized its first millennial saint: Saint Carlo Acutis. In June, Pope Leo XIV held an Ordinary Public Consistory — a meeting between the Cardinals — to vote on the possible canonization, or officiation, of eight blesseds, the step before sainthood. Acutis got approved, and on Sept. 7, he, along with Pier Giorgio Frassati, was canonized to be the Catholic church’s newest saints.

Acutis passed away in 2006 from leukemia at age 15. The boy was devout in his faith from a young age, attending Mass daily to receive the eucharist. As the first new-age saint, Acutis displayed his faith through technology. He preached the Gospel to his friends over video games and created a website sharing Eucharistic miracles of the church.

His canonization was dependent on having performed two confirmed miracles. The first was confirmed in 2020 by former Pope Francis. Acutis was cited as having healed a boy named Mattheus Vianna, who suffered from a life-threatening congenital condition. Luciana Vianna, Mattheus’ mother, attended a service dedicated to Acutis in 2013, praying to the not-yet saint to heal her son. The boy touched his picture, told Acutis his prayer and was reported to have been cured even before arriving home.

The miracle that qualified Acutis for sainthood involved healing a woman who suffered brain damage after a biking incident. The woman, Valeria Valverde, was in critical danger due to her injuries. Her mother, Liliana Valverde, traveled to Acutis’ tomb to pray to the blessed, and received news from the hospital later that day that Valeria had taken a major turn for the better.

Acutis’ canonization was postponed due to Pope Francis’ death, but the new Pope Leo XIV set the September date. About 80,000 people showed up for the event. His body can now be viewed in a glass tomb in Assisi, Italy, where many go to pray and ask him for intervention in their lives. He is dressed in blue jeans and Nike sneakers, a reminder that he came from the 90’s.