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A wildly popular 15-year-old computer whiz is becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint
Carlo Acutis, who died at 15, will be canonized for his holy life and two miracles, becoming the first millennial saint in a ceremony led by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
- Carlo Acutis, a Catholic teenager who died in 2006, will be declared a saint by Pope Leo XIV on Sunday in the Pope's first canonization ceremony.
- Acutis earned the nickname 'God's Influencer' for using technology to spread information about Catholic Eucharistic miracles on a website he created.
- Acutis, born in 1991 in London to a wealthy family, grew up in Milan attending daily Mass and caring for the poor and bullied children.
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Brit teen to become a saint as millions flock to view body 19 years after death - The Mirror
Carlo Acutis, who was born in London and grew up in Italy, died of leukaemia aged 15, and Catholics flock to see his body encased in a wax layer, which is inside a glass tomb in Assisi
Carlo Acutis, the saint next door: A teen computer whiz becomes church’s first millennial saint
At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis’ life titled “Digital Disciple.” They draw pictures of what the teenage Italian computer whiz might have had as his cellphone wallpaper. They discuss the miracles that allegedly occurred thanks to Acutis’ intercession.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Carlo Acutis, the saint next door: A teen computer whiz becomes church's first millennial saint
Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization ceremony Sunday to create the first millennial saint. Carlo Acutis has shot to near rock star-like fame among many young Catholics. He has generated a global following the likes of which…
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