In just a few months, the world will have its first digital saint.
Pope Francis on Wednesday announced April plans to canonize a teenage web designer who documented miracles online and used his tech skills to maintain web sites for local Catholic organizations.
Acutis, who was born to Italian parents in London, was a web designer who died of leukemia in Italy in 2006 at the age of 15.
The church has attributed two miracles to the teen informally known as “God’s influencer.”In May, the pope attributed a second miracle to the teen, who is set to become the church’s youngest contemporary saint.
The move came four years after he was beatified in 2020 after one miracle was attributed to him.
Persons:
Pope Francis, Carlo Acutis, ”, canonize, Giorgio Frassati
Organizations:
Wednesday, Adolescents, Vatican News, Roman Catholic Church
Locations:
Italy, London, Italian