This moment was long awaited. The announcement of the date on which the first millennial will be declared a saint.
POPE FRANCIS
I want to say that next year on the Day of Children… of Adolescents, I will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis.
The Jubilee of Adolescents will be April 25-27. Pope Francis did not say the exact date but it could be Sunday the 27th.
Carlo Acutis died in 2006 of leukemia. He was only 15 years old. He lived a short life but left his mark.
NICOLA GORI
Postulator
When he died, the funeral was full of poor people. Everyone wondered what they were doing there. It was because Carlo had secretly been helping them. The family knew because – as he was only 15 – his mother was going with him. He brought them sleeping bags or food, and that's why they felt they needed to attend the funeral.
He not only stood out for his dedication to the poor. He was the first saint to take religious advantage of the Internet, creating websites dedicated to Eucharistic miracles. Starting in 2025, Carlo Acutis will be held up as a model for the whole Church, especially for the young.
TR: JD
