St Carlo Acutis
St. Carlo Acutis, an English-born Italian Catholic teenager, was canonized as a saint on September 7, 2025, by Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first millennial saint recognized by the Catholic Church.
Born on May 3, 1991, in London to Italian parents, he moved to Milan shortly after birth and developed a profound devotion to the Eucharist from a young age, beginning daily Mass attendance at seven and often saying, "The Eucharist is the highway to heaven".
He was known for his deep faith, frequent prayer, and commitment to serving others, including serving as a catechist in his parish at age 12.
A skilled computer programmer, Acutis used his talents to create a multilingual website documenting Church-approved Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions, a project he worked on for two and a half years before his death.
This effort, combined with his relatable persona as a teenager who enjoyed video games and sports, earned him the nickname "God’s influencer" and the popular title "patron saint of the Internet".
His website, launched in 2004, aimed to help others encounter Christ in the Eucharist and has since been recognized as a significant act of evangelization in the digital age.
Aged 15, Acutis died on October 12, 2006, from acute promyelocytic leukemia in Monza, Italy.
His cause for sainthood advanced after the recognition of two miracles attributed to his intercession: the healing of a Brazilian boy with a rare pancreatic disorder in 2013 and the recovery of a Costa Rican girl from severe head trauma after her mother prayed at his tomb in Assisi.
These miracles were essential steps in the canonization process, which culminated in his beatification on October 10, 2020, by Pope Francis.
St. Carlo Acutis is venerated as a model of holiness for young people, demonstrating that faith and modern technology can coexist.
His feast day is celebrated on October 12, and his relics are housed in Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, where his exhibitions on Eucharistic miracles continue to travel worldwide.
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A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis
A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Catholic Church is not an old institution but a young and vibrant church with a relevant message for today’s culture, said the statue’s sculptor.
Unveiled Aug. 15 outside the Shrine of the Renunciation at the Church of St. Mary Major in Assisi, where the soon-to-be-saint is buried, Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz said that “the church is for the youth and it’s a growing church.”
“I know that Carlo Acutis mentioned that he wanted to be buried in Assisi. I’m sure he would be delighted to know that not only is his tomb there, but now there is a sculpture that celebrates him, cast in bronze, that will be there for more than a thousand years,” Schmalz said in an interview with OSV News Aug. 22.