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A 15-year-old Italian boy who loved video games and coding will be declared a saint this Sunday, becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial to receive the title. The ceremony will mark the Catholic Church’s effort to connect with a younger generation through a modern figure who embraced faith and technology.

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006, gained international attention after Pope Francis referred to him as “God’s influencer." He has became known among Catholics as the patron saint of the internet.

Born in London in 1991 to Italian parents, Acutis was raised in Milan, where his early life was defined by a growing passion for Catholicism.

While his peers were playing video games and watching TV, Acutis attended daily mass, prayed regularly and worked on relig

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