Carlo Acutis' mother described her son as a 'sign of hope' who shows that holiness is possible today.
A London-born teenager will become the Catholic Church's first millenial saint, after his cause for canonisation was approved by church authorities.who died from leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was renowned for using his computing skills to spread awareness of the Catholic faith and earned the nickname “God’s influencer”.
His story has been seen to better connect the Catholic Church with younger generations in a digital age.Acutis was beatified and declared “blessed” in 2020 after his first miracle, when he reportedly healed a Brazilian boy who touched one of Acutis' T-shirts, before making a miraculous recovery from a rare pancreatic disorder.A procession walks through the streets of Assisi, Italy, prior to the beatification ceremony of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis.
Acutis, who was born in London, in 1991 - putting him squarely in the millennial generation cohort - is remembered by friends and family as enjoying playing the saxophone, football and video games.His mother, Antonia Salzano, described her son as a “sign of hope” who shows that holiness is possible today.
She explained that he insisted on only having one pair of shoes, so he could save money to help the poor.
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