Pope Leo XIV announced on Friday (13) that the canonization of the first Catholic saint of the “millennial” generation, Carlo Acutis, will take place on September 7.
Acutis, an Italian of British origin who died of leukemia in 2006, at age 15, should have been canonized on April 27, but the
The teenager, sometimes called the “influencer of God,” learned several programming languages before he died and created sites to publicize his faith.
Being canonized indicates that the church believes that the person is now in heaven with God.
The Pontiff announced the new date during a meeting with cardinals to discuss the causes of canonization on Friday (13). It was not informed where the ceremony will be held, but usually happen in St. Peter’s Square.
The canonization of Acutis attracted great attention from young Catholics and will probably attract tens of thousands of people to Rome.
His mother, Antonia Salzano, spoke to the Reuters news agency in April that the.
“Carlo was an ordinary child like (the others),” she said. “He used to play, have friends and go to school. But the extraordinary quality was that he opened the door of his heart to Jesus and put Jesus first in his life.”
Miracles were the cause of canonization
The causes of canonization are examined by a Vatican department that must confirm that a potential saint has lived a holy life.
It also also involves the verification of two miracles attributed to the intervention of the future saint with God in heaven.
It is associated with the cure of a 4 -year -old Brazilian boy with a severe pancreatic malformation and a 21 -year -old Costa Rican who was on the brink of death after a bicycle accident.
Parents of both individuals prayed to Acutis asking for help, church officials said.
During the September 7 ceremony, Pope Leo XIV will also canonize Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young Italian known for helping the needy and who died of polio in the 1920s.
