Italian teen set to be first millennial saint was ‘ordinary child’, says mother

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Here’s how to pray the official novena to soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis

Stained0glass window of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury, England. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Thomas Kulandaisamy/Catholic Herald CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 14:34 pm (CNA). Blessed Carlo Acutis, the gaming teenager who had a deep love for Christ in the Eucharist, is about to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Acutis will be canonized during the Church’s Jubilee for Teenagers on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square…

Carlo Acutis, known as the "Cyber Apostle", died of leukemia at the age of 15 in 2006. Now he is to be canonized. According to the Catholic Church, two people have been healed after members of Acutis had asked for help.

Italian teen set to be first millennial saint was 'ordinary child,' says mother

Carlo Acutis will be proclaimed the Catholic Church's first saint of the millennial generation

I Went to See ‘God’s Influencer,’ the Millennial Saint Carlo Acutis

When I walked into the Shrine of the Renunciation in Assisi, I thought about going to my friends’ houses in high school to play Xbox, and how bizarre it would be if one of those teenagers became a saint. What if the kid from down the cul-de-sac died, and they put his face on keychains, fridge magnets, and rosaries, and people stood in line to see his dead body through glass?   I was there to see Carlo Acutis, the first Millennial Saint, who was …

Italian teen set to be first millennial saint was ‘ordinary child’, says mother - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

ASSISI, Italy — Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who built websites to spread his faith, will be proclaimed the Catholic Church’s first saint of the millennial generation this month, elevating him to the same level as Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi.