Carlo Acutis, a London-born teenager dubbed 'God's influencer' and 'the patron saint of the internet' due to his online prowess, will be canonized in April 2025. He will be the first millennial to achieve sainthood in the Catholic Church. Acutis, who documented miracles online and managed websites for Catholic organizations, passed away from leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15. He died in Monza, Italy, where he had spent much of his childhood. Following his death, his body was relocated to the Italian town of Assisi, where it is now exhibited in a shrine alongside other relics associated with him.
Sainthood in the Catholic Church necessitates two verified miracles attributed to the candidate's intercession. Acutis's first miracle was acknowledged in 2020, involving the miraculous recovery of a Brazilian child suffering from a congenital ailment. A tapestry featuring a portrait of Carlo Acutis was displayed in the St. Francis Basilica in Assisi during his beatification ceremony on 10 October 2020. The second miracle, confirmed this year, involved the healing of a university student in Florence who recovered from severe brain bleeding.
Acutis's story is viewed as beneficial for the Catholic Church as it strives to better connect with younger generations in the digital age. Pope Francis, a vocal supporter of Acutis, will canonize the digital evangelist during a ceremony at the Vatican on 26 April 2025.
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