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Saint of the digital age/ Pope Leo XIV declares 15-year-old Carlo Acutis a saint

2025-09-07 12:51:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Pope Leo XIV declared 15-year-old Carlos Acutis, the first saint from the so-called "millennial" generation.

The Holy Father canonized Acutis during an open-air Mass in St. Peter's Square, attended by tens of thousands of people, many of them millennials and couples with young children.

Acutis was born on May 3, 1991 in London, into a wealthy but devout Catholic family. They returned to Milan shortly after his birth, and he had an ordinary, happy childhood, albeit one marked by an increasingly intense religious devotion.

He was deeply interested in computer science and read university-level books on programming from a young age. He earned the nickname “God’s Influencer” thanks to his main technological legacy: a multilingual website documenting the so-called Eucharistic miracles recognized by the church, a project he completed at a time when developing such websites was the domain of professionals.

In October 2006, at the age of 15, Acutis fell ill with what was quickly diagnosed as acute leukemia. Within days, he died. He was buried in Assisi, which is known for its connection to another famous saint, Saint Francis.

In the years since his death, young Catholics have flocked by the millions to Assisi, where they can see the young Acutis through a glass tomb, dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a long-sleeved T-shirt.

His canonization followed a rapid path, as he has been extremely influential among young Catholics, who have seen in Acutis a modern and exemplary model.

During the Mass, Leo XIV also canonized another well-known Italian figure who died at a young age, Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Frassati lived from 1901 to 1925, when he died at the age of 24 from polio. He was born into a prominent Turin family, but is known for his dedication to serving the poor and performing charitable acts, while spreading his faith to his friends.

Both ceremonies were scheduled for earlier this year but were postponed after the death of Pope Francis in April. Francis had strongly supported the cause of canonization, convinced that the church needed someone like Acutis to attract new Catholics to the faith.


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