Pope Leo XIV has stated that the first Millennial saint will be canonised in a few weeks.

Following his election in May, the Pope held his first public consistory earlier this month. He officially authorised the canonisation of eight saints, including Carlo Acutis, the first of the Millennial era.

This was originally set on April 27 but was postponed after Pope Francis passed away on April 21.

Acutis was of Italian descent and was born in London. He spent the majority of his life in Milan, where he was committed to serving the underprivileged and the Catholic Church.

As a child, the teen frequently gave to the underprivileged and obtained his first communion at the age of seven.

When he was old enough, Acutis cooked hot meals for the homeless in the evenings. Because of his love of technology, he was dubbed “God’s influencer.”

Although he died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, the Vatican found that he was responsible for two inexplicable miracles, leading to his consideration for sainthood.

Vatican authorities learnt that the teenager had aided in the recovery of two-year-old Brazilian Matheus Vianna from a fatal illness.

After learning that Vianna had an annular pancreatic congenital abnormality, his mother sought assistance from the church.

Father Marcelo Tenorio assisted her by touching a piece of the teenager’s garment to the toddler and requesting that he be healed while he was blessing Acutis’ body as part of the pre-canonization phase.

According to Vianna’s family, he never became sick again after the incident.

When Valeria Valverde, a Costa Rican lady who had suffered a brain haemorrhage following a severe crash, began to breathe again, the Vatican likewise attributed another miracle to Acutis.

Acutis was eventually released from the hospital after doctors declared that the brain haemorrhage had completely stopped, and Valverde’s mother had prayed at her casket.

Pope Francis was supposed to declare the late youngster a saint, but his body has been stored for the past 19 years.

As is customary when a pope passes away, a number of essential Catholic Church operations were shut down.

After over 20 years since his passing, Acutis’ canonisation is finally set to take place on September 7.

Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 after catching polio while assisting the sick, will be canonised together, according to Pope Leo.