15-Year-Old Known As God’s ‘Influencer’ To Be First Millennial Saint After Pope Approves Canonization
A teenage computer whiz used his wits to spread awareness of the Catholic church is set to become the church's first millennial saint.
Strapped with only the early stages of the internet, the teen Carlo Acutis, now known as "God's Influencer," has been approved Monday for Canonization - a process which begins the official admission of a dead person into sainthood.
Acutis — who died at 15 back in 2006 due to his battle with leukemia — was also known as the "patron saint of the internet," per 'NPR'.
Per the news outlet, it was his effort in cataloging Eucharaistic miracles around the world that afforded him the faithful opportunity. He will likely be proclaimed a saint at some point in 2025, during the church's jubilee year.
The spiritual teen taught himself computer programming at an early age and quickly began creating sites with a spiritual focus, including a widely spread database of miracles.
Per 'NPR', he's been credited with helping homeless people and defending victims of bullying during his lifetime, and having a hand in two healing miracles after his death - the requisite number for all Catholic saints
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According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the three stage process of becoming a saint in the catholic church includes examining their life for sainthood, beautification, and canonization.
Two of his miracles include allegedly healing a Brazilian child from pancreatic cancer and the healing of a Costa Rican girl who suffered head trauma before her mother prayed at Acutis' tomb in Assisi.
More than 40,000 people have visited the teen's grave, and he is honored with statues in Scotland and Ireland, with Pope Francis blessing one headed to an orphanage in Cairo.
