15-Year-Old Italian Teenager, Carlo Acutis Set To Become The First ‘Millennial Saint’

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer whiz known as “God’s influencer,” is set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.

Pope Francis recognized a second miracle linked to Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer. He died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15.

Acutis used his tech skills to promote the Catholic faith, including creating a website to document miracles.

The 15-year-old was born in London in 1991 before he moved to Milan with his family.

Although his parents were not religious, his faith grew with the help of his Polish nanny. After his death, his body was moved to Assisi, Italy, where it is now displayed in a shrine.

The body of Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, is pictured after his tomb was opened in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 1, 2020.

To become a saint in the catholic faith, prospective candidates for sainthood normally need to have two miracles attributed to them before they can be canonized.

The latest miracle credited to Acutis involves a girl from Costa Rica who recovered from a head injury after her mother prayed at Acutis’ tomb in Assisi.

Acutis was beatified and declared “blessed” in 2020 after his first miracle, which involved healing a Brazilian boy with a pancreatic birth defect.

The next step for Acutis’ sainthood is for the Pope to hold a meeting with cardinals to finalize and set a date for his canonization.

Acutis’ story is seen as helpful for the Catholic Church as it seeks to connect better with younger generations in a digital age.

Carlo  Acutis – born in the millennial generation between the early 1980s and mid-1990s – is remembered by friends and family as enjoying playing video games like Halo, Super Mario, and Pokémon.

KnyiDaily recalls that Pope Francis recently approved allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, according to a document released by the Vatican’s doctrine office.