Pope Francis clears the way to recognise the first millennial saint, but who is Carlo Acutis? A tapestry portrait of Carlo Acutis at his beatification ceremony in Assisi in 2020.(Vatican Pool/Getty Images) Source:ABC A London-born teenager known as “God’s influencer” could become the first millennial saint after two miracles were attributed to him Pope Francis has recognised Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006, and has cleared the way for him to become a saint. On Thursday, Francis issued a decree following a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. Here’s what we know about Carlo Acutis and the miracles that have been attributed to him. Who is Carlo Acutis? Born in London, Carlo grew up in Milan, Italy, and has been informally dubbed “God’s influencer” because he created a website to document and spread word of the Catholic faith. The ...