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Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial and digital saint on April 27
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Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Nov.20, 2024. - photo by AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint. Francis made the announcement at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday, saying he would proclaim the church's youngest contemporary saint during the Jubilee of Adolescents at the Vatican on April 25-27. Officials later confirmed the canonization Mass would occur April 27 at the Vatican.