Fifteen Year-Old Carlos Acutis, First Millennial Saint

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Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint

"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 influencer.”

Carlos used his computer skills to spread his faith by collecting stories of Eucharistic miracles and posting them online. At fifteen he was diagnosed with leukemia and died a few days later.

 

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...and he's British !

It's an incredible and tragic story!

 

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Pope Leo XIV told scores of young worshippers to 'make your life a masterpiece' after canonising 15-year-old London-born Carlo Acutis, making him Britain's first Gen Z saint.

Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006, was raised to sainthood in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square, with his family watching on. Many young people were among the crowd, which the Vatican estimated at about 80,000.

Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian mountaineering enthusiast who died of polio aged 24 in 1925, was also made a saint on Sunday. Tapestries showing images of both young men were displayed on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica.

before anyone clicks on this link, be aware that the boy is lying in state in a glass coffin, so you can see him clearly...

St Peter's Square fills for canonisation of Gen Z saint Carlo Acutis

 

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It's incredible to learn he's been dead for 19 years.. and there's been no deterioration in his body in that time.... he literally looks like he's just fallen asleep yesterday