Two people set be canonized Sept. 7 demonstrate that one is never too young — and by the same token, too old — to serve the Lord, said Father Joseph Bambenek, who is leading the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Office for the Renewal of Structures.
The example of Blessed Carlo Acutis -- an Italian boy who is expected to become the "first millennial saint" -- reveals how a commitment to the love of Christ results in a fulfilled rather than a wasted life, an English bishop said.
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Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the first "millennial" to become a saint.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teen beatified in October, is not only responsible for a medical miracle, he also has inspired a song featuring his own quotations.
In early October along the pristine medieval streets of Assisi, a city ubiquitous with references to St. Francis, posters bore the image of a different modern saint-in-the-making: Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian tech whiz.
The tomb of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager who used his computer programming skills to spread devotion to the Eucharist, was opened for veneration before his beatification in Assisi.
Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager who used his computer programming skills to spread devotion to the Eucharist, will be beatified in October, the Diocese of Assisi announced.
Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager who the pope has said is a role model for young men and women today.
In his recent apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis told young men and women that they did not need to look far for role models who avoided the traps of "self-absorption, isolation and empty pleasure" that abound in the digital age.
