Vatican City [Italy], An Italian teenager fond of video games will become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint after ecclesiastical authorities approved his cause for canonization, CNN reported.
Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was known for using his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith and earned the nickname "God's influencer."
It may take decades to be recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church, but Acutis' case moved quickly as he developed a devoted following around the world.
Often depicted in jeans and sneakers, his story is seen as helpful to the Catholic Church in its quest to better connect with the younger generation in a digital age, and has become popular among Catholic youth groups, CNN said. .
The church's sainthood process typically requires candidates to be credited with two miracles, and each alleged supernatural event requires in-depth examination. In May, Pope Francis recognized a second miracle attributed to Acutis, a decision that paved the way for him to be declared a saint.
The final step, which was completed on Monday, took place when the Vatican announced that the Pope had decreed that the canonization would go forward after the cardinals convened by the Pope voted in favor of Acutis' sainthood, along with 14 others. However, the date of his canonization has not yet been set, although it is likely to occur sometime during the Catholic Church's jubilee year celebrations in 2025.
That canonization ceremony, expected to take place in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City in front of thousands of people and presided over by the Pope, will be the moment Acutis is formally declared a saint, meaning the Church Catholic throughout the world can name parishes and schools. in honor of the teenager and will remember him annually on a "holiday."
Acutis was beatified and declared "blessed" in 2020 after his first miracle when he reportedly cured a Brazilian boy who had a birth defect in the pancreas that prevented him from eating food normally. He was reportedly healed after his mother said she prayed to Acutis to intercede and help heal her son.
The second miracle attributed to Acutis relates to the healing of a girl from Costa Rica who had suffered a head injury after falling from her bicycle in Florence, Italy, where she was studying. Her mother said she prayed for her daughter's recovery at the tomb of Acutis in Assisi.
Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was known for using his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith and earned the nickname "God's influencer."
It may take decades to be recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church, but Acutis' case moved quickly as he developed a devoted following around the world.
Often depicted in jeans and sneakers, his story is seen as helpful to the Catholic Church in its quest to better connect with the younger generation in a digital age, and has become popular among Catholic youth groups, CNN said. .
The church's sainthood process typically requires candidates to be credited with two miracles, and each alleged supernatural event requires in-depth examination. In May, Pope Francis recognized a second miracle attributed to Acutis, a decision that paved the way for him to be declared a saint.
The final step, which was completed on Monday, took place when the Vatican announced that the Pope had decreed that the canonization would go forward after the cardinals convened by the Pope voted in favor of Acutis' sainthood, along with 14 others. However, the date of his canonization has not yet been set, although it is likely to occur sometime during the Catholic Church's jubilee year celebrations in 2025.
That canonization ceremony, expected to take place in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City in front of thousands of people and presided over by the Pope, will be the moment Acutis is formally declared a saint, meaning the Church Catholic throughout the world can name parishes and schools. in honor of the teenager and will remember him annually on a "holiday."
Acutis was beatified and declared "blessed" in 2020 after his first miracle when he reportedly cured a Brazilian boy who had a birth defect in the pancreas that prevented him from eating food normally. He was reportedly healed after his mother said she prayed to Acutis to intercede and help heal her son.
The second miracle attributed to Acutis relates to the healing of a girl from Costa Rica who had suffered a head injury after falling from her bicycle in Florence, Italy, where she was studying. Her mother said she prayed for her daughter's recovery at the tomb of Acutis in Assisi.
