Pope Leo XIV Canonizes Carlo Acutis as First Millennial Saint

Pope Leo XIV names first millennial saint

Pope Leo XIV has canonized a teenage boy who died in 2006, a first for the Church as it seeks to remain relevant among younger worshippers. Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian, documented miracles on his website before he died aged 15, gaining the nickname “God’s influencer.” Since his death, two miracles have been attributed to him, and Pope Leo XIV canonized him Sunday. The Catholic Church has long tried to balance a sense of eternal constanc…

Pope declares teen computer whiz first millennial saint

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname "God's…

Pilgrim relic of ‘millennial saint’ to visit Philippines

The pilgrim relic of Carlo Acutis, who became the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint on September 7 will be brought to the Philippines later this year, Church organizers announced. The relic, a section of the saint-to-be’s pericardium, the membrane that surrounds and protects the heart, will be in the country from November 28 to December […] The post Pilgrim relic of ‘millennial saint’ to visit Philippines appeared first on Interaksyon.

Bucktown parish honors namesake Carlo Acutis becoming first millennial saint after canonization by Pope Leo

Chicago just got a little holier.And no one is more excited than the folks at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish — now St. Carlo Acutis Parish, the only parish in North America named for the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.On Sunday it hosted a celebration in honor of Acutis’ canonization, part of festivities that will last until the anniversary of his death Oct. 12.An all-woman mariachi group, Mariachi Sirenas, performed on the steps at St. H…

Why traditionalists love the Millennial saint

Yesterday morning, under a cloudless Roman sky, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed to a crowd in St Peter’s Square that an Italian teenager who played Super Mario Kart on his Nintendo Game Boy had joined the communion of saints in heaven. The canonisation of Carlo Acutis, who died from leukaemia aged 15 in 2006, has generated terrific excitement in the Catholic Church. One almost feels sorry for St Pier Giorgio Frassati, a campaigner for the poor raised to…

Carlo Acutis becomes first millennial saint in historic Vatican canonization

A historic moment took place at the Vatican on Sunday, as Pope Leo XIV canonized two young Italian men. One of them became the first millennial ever declared a saint by the Catholic Church. An estimated 70,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square to witness the ceremony, which had been postponed earlier this year following the death of Pope Francis in April. 'God's influencer' Among those honored was Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old who died of leukemia …