Teen Carlo Acutis to be made first millennial saint by Pope Leo XIV

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Teen known as 'God's influencer' to become the first millennial saint

Carlo Acutis was just 15 when he died of leukemia in Milan in 2006 and has two miracles attributed to him by the Catholic Church.

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ASSISI, Italy — To his mom, he was “a normal kid,” but on Sunday, Carlo Acutis will become the first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass held by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square outside the Vatican.

Informally known as the “God's influencer” Carlo was just 15 when he died of acute promyelocytic leukemia in Milan in 2006 and has two miracles attributed to him by the Catholic Church. Being made a saint means the church believes a person lived a holy life and is now in heaven with God...

Carlo was put on the path toward sainthood after the late Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to him in 2020, declaring him “blessed” and crediting him with healing Matheus Vianna, a 7-year-old boy from Brazil who recovered from a rare pancreatic disorder after coming into contact with one of Carlo’s T-shirts.

That path was further paved last year when Carlo was attributed with a second miracle, in which he was credited with the complete healing of Costa Rican student Valeria Valverde from major head trauma sustained in a bicycle accident, after her mother prayed at his tomb...

 

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Pope Leo canonizes 'God's influencer,' the Catholic Church's first millennial saint

Carlo Acutis was just 15 when he died of acute promyelocytic leukemia in 2006 and has two miracles attributed to him.

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Pope Leo XIV declared 15-year-old Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint at an open-air Mass attended by tens of thousands of people in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.

Informally known as “God’s influencer,” Acutis was just 15 when he died of acute promyelocytic leukemia in Milan in 2006 and has two miracles attributed to him by the Catholic Church.

The Vatican said 36 cardinals, 270 bishops and hundreds of priests had signed up to celebrate the Mass, where Leo also canonized Pier Giorgio Frassati, another popular Italian who died young...

 

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Relic of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint is stolen from Venezuelan parish

The small, circular piece of cloth disappeared just two days after Pope Leo XIV declared the 15-year-old computer expert Carlo Acutis a saint.

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CARACAS, Venezuela — A relic of Carlo Acutis, who was declared the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint last week, was stolen from a parish in western Venezuela, the coordinator of a youth group devoted to the man known as “God’s Influencer” confirmed Friday.

The disappearance of the relic — a small, circular piece of cloth — was reported on Sept. 9 by staff at the Santo Domingo de Guzmán parish in Cardenal Quintero municipality in Mérida state, said Adrián García, coordinator of the San Carlo Acutis Youth Group.

“So far, there’s no information; it’s still missing,” García said Friday. “We have faith in God that it will appear. It has great spiritual value.”...

 

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Relic of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint is stolen from Venezuelan parish

The small, circular piece of cloth disappeared just two days after Pope Leo XIV declared the 15-year-old computer expert Carlo Acutis a saint.

www.nbcnews.com

CARACAS, Venezuela — A relic of Carlo Acutis, who was declared the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint last week, was stolen from a parish in western Venezuela, the coordinator of a youth group devoted to the man known as “God’s Influencer” confirmed Friday.

The disappearance of the relic — a small, circular piece of cloth — was reported on Sept. 9 by staff at the Santo Domingo de Guzmán parish in Cardenal Quintero municipality in Mérida state, said Adrián García, coordinator of the San Carlo Acutis Youth Group.

“So far, there’s no information; it’s still missing,” García said Friday. “We have faith in God that it will appear. It has great spiritual value.”...

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I expect the Vatican will be watching out on eBay...

 

[Teche]

My grandson, husband, and I attended a grandparents mass the day that he was declared a saint. The priest at the Catholic high school had a beautiful framed picture of St. Acutis and a small relic at the altar. It was a beautiful event.