Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial and
digital saint on April 27
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[November 20, 2024]
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next
April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become
the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint.
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Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St.
Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Nov.20, 2024. (AP
Photo/Gregorio Borgia) |
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Francis made the announcement at the end of his weekly general
audience on Wednesday, saying he would proclaim the church's
youngest contemporary saint during the Jubilee of Adolescents at
the Vatican on April 25-27.
Officials later confirmed the canonization Mass would occur
April 27 at the Vatican.
Acutis, who was born to Italian parents in London, was a web
designer who died of leukemia in Italy in 2006 at the age of 15.
Francis beatified him in 2020 in Assisi, where his tomb draws a
steady stream of pilgrims.
Touted as the “patron saint of the internet,” Acutis used his
natural tech talent to create a website to catalog miracles and
took care of websites for some local Catholic organizations.
Francis announced in May that he had approved a second miracle
attributed to Acutis’ intercession, paving the way for
Wednesday’s announcement.
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