Pope Francis and the College of Cardinals approved the canonization of Carlo Acutis as the first saint of the millennium at a Consistory meeting on Monday, multiple media outlets reported.
The Congregation of Cardinals approved the canonization of 15 people whose lives and miracles qualified them for sainthood. Reports say.
Acutis was known as a “God's influencer” for his use of the internet to spread knowledge of the Catholic faith. CNN.
Pope Francis approved the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 at the age of 15 and is often called the first “Saint of the Millennium.” Blessed Carlo is a shining example that being a saint means being true to yourself, no matter how old (or young) you are. Pray for us. pic.twitter.com/meKuFTDX1r
— James Martin SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) July 1, 2024
Aktis was born in London in 1991 to Italian parents. Catholic News Agency (CNA) His family moved to Italy a few months after he was born, where he grew up with a particular passion for the Catholic Church, the outlet said.
Aktis was particularly interested in computers and web design, eventually creating his own website documenting Eucharistic miracles and apparitions of the Virgin Mary, VN reported.
He was diagnosed with leukemia and died on October 12, 2006, at the age of 15, according to CNA.
According to the media, Acutis was beatified after Pope Francis acknowledged in 2013 that the baby's deformed organs had been miraculously healed through his intercession through a holy relic.
According to the media, Acutis' canonization was approved following recognition of his intercession in a second miraculous healing in 2022, when a 21-year-old woman recovered from a near-fatal head injury. (RELATED: While Biden DOJ jails pro-lifers, hundreds of pro-abortion violence cases remain uncharged)
📹Video | The body of Saint Carlo Acutis has been unveiled in Assisi, Italy. Although Catholic Church authorities say the body is incorrupt, its nearly intact appearance is astonishing. Saint Carlo Acutis, the future saint, pray for us. pic.twitter.com/97I0BTq97K
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His canonization is expected to take place in the 2025 Jubilee Year, possibly alongside other candidates for sainthood, VN reported.
According to VN, in deliberations at the Congregation of Cardinals, the Catholic Church approved the canonization of individuals killed for their religion, as well as founders of Catholic missionary and charitable organizations.
