Avril Elfi from OAN
Friday, May 24, 2024 6:40 p.m.
Carlo Acutis is set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
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The Italian boy, described as a “divine influence”, has been credited by Pope Francis with performing a second miracle.
The computer genius died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15. Throughout his life, Acutis used his technical expertise to promote Catholicism, even creating a website to document miracles.
To be eligible for canonization, candidates for sainthood must usually be credited with performing two miracles.
After Acutis’ death, his body was moved to the Italian town of Assisi, where it now resides in a basilica along with other relics connected to him.
Acutis is allegedly responsible for a recent miracle: the recovery of a Costa Rican girl who suffered a head injury after falling off her bicycle while studying in Florence, Italy. The girl’s mother claims to have prayed at Acutis’ Ascipian tomb for her daughter’s recovery.
After performing his first miracle in 2020, when he allegedly cured a Brazilian boy who was unable to eat properly due to a congenital pancreatic defect, Acutis was declared “blessed” and beatified.
The Pope is set to convene a conclave of cardinals to decide whether Acutis is a saint and when he will be canonized after two miracles are acknowledged.
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