Meet Carlo Acutis, the Late Teen Gamer Set to Become The First Millenial Catholic Saint This Year
Pope Leo XIV announced that Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, the world's first millennial saint, will be canonized this year on September 7.
The ceremony was initially planned for April, but the death of Pope Francis postponed it indefinitely. Nearly two decades after his death, the Vatican confirmed a second miracle attributed to him, clearing the way for him to become a recognized catholic saint.
Born May 3, 1991, in London, England, to Italian parents, Acutis was baptized at the Church of Our Lady of Dolours in the Chelsea neighborhood before moving to Milan in September of that same year. At age seven, he received First Communion and, by that time, was already attending daily Mass. On his walks to school, he greeted caretakers and workers by name, and he would donate his pocket money to classmates in need.
Acutis taught himself the Java and C++ programming languages and built websites for his parish and school. In 2004, he began work on a digital exhibition cataloguing reported Eucharistic miracles worldwide. Launching the site on October 4, 2006, just days before his death, the project included documentation of over 100 miracles, some sources noting as many as 187.
In early October 2006, Carlo fell ill and was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. A hospital in Monza admitted him, and despite his deteriorating health, he reportedly offered his suffering for the pope and the Church. He advised visitors, "There are people who suffer much more than me," before slipping into a coma and dying on October 12 at age 15.
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