CNN —Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer prodigy who earned the nickname “God’s influencer,” is set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle attributed to Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who died from leukemia in 2006 at age 15.
Many attended the beatification ceremony of Carlo Acutis at the St. Francis Basilica on October 10, 2020 in Assisi, Italy.
Vatican/Getty ImagesDuring his life, Acutis used his technological skills to spread awareness of the Catholic faith, including setting up a website documenting miracles.
Prospective candidates for sainthood normally need to have two miracles attributed to them before they can be canonized.
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