Millennial Saint

Carlo Acutis
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Say what you want about millennials, one of them is now well on his way to sainthood.

The late Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006, has already been beatified by Pope Francis.  Known as “God’s Influencer,” Acutis used his digital skills to inspire others spiritually rather than to glorify himself. 

He did so by faithfully documenting Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions.  Two miracles have since been attributed to Acutis himself.

Carlo’s body, dressed in his usual “jeans, sneakers, and a sweater,” lies visibly within the Sanctuary of Spoliation at Assisi, Italy.  Holiness can therefore be viewed “not as a distant thing but as something very much within everyone’s reach…”

Resources

https://people.com/gods-influencer-milennial-saint-pope-francis-second-miracle-8653532