The Catholic Church officially has a millennial saint. Carlo Acutis, canonized by Pope Leo XIV in September 2025, is believed to be the first saint born after 1980. Nicknamed "God's influencer," the English-born, Milan-raised teenager was a computer whiz who taught himself programming and web design, built a website cataloging Eucharistic miracles, and managed his parish's digital presence, all before his death from leukemia in 2006 at age 15. Unlike the robed and haloed saints of centuries past, Acutis is typically depicted in jeans, sneakers, and a red polo shirt, often with a laptop. The Vatican has embraced his tech-savvy image, and a new mobile app inspired by his work launched earlier this year. He is widely regarded as the unofficial patron saint of the internet. Not bad for a kid who also really loved playing video games.
The Patron Saint of Wi-Fi
