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Carlo Acutis was set to be canonized just after Easter this year, but the sudden death of Pope Francis delayed the historic moment. Now, on September 7, the teenager known as "God’s influencer" will officially become the first millennial saint.

His mother, Antonia Salzano, told Fox News Digital that her son’s faith not only changed the Catholic Church — it changed her life.

In an interview that took place in April, she told the outlet she was "far away" from the church after being raised in a non-religious household. She attended Catholic school out of sheer convenience, and had only stepped foot inside a church on three distinct occasions — all of which were to complete sacraments that aligned with her school curriculum.

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