Teen to become the first millennial saint of the Catholic Church

On Sunday, Pope Leo will make Carlo Acutis ‘Saint Acutis’ in his first canonization as pontiff. The teenage boy, who loved video games and died from leukemia in 2006, is credited with two miracles for helping a young boy with a rare condition and a woman who suffered a head trauma miraculously recover after his death. NBC News’ Keir Simmons speaks with his mother in Italy ahead of Sunday.

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