Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer prodigy who earned the nickname \u201cGod\u2019s influencer,\u201d is set to become the Catholic Church\u2019s first millennial saint. <\/p>\n
Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle attributed to Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who died from leukemia in 2006 at age 15. <\/p>\n
During his life, Acutis used his technological skills to spread awareness of the Catholic faith, including setting up a website documenting miracles. <\/p>\n
Born in London 1991, he later moved to Milan, Italy with his family. Although Acutis\u2019 parents were not religious, the young boy\u2019s faith was nurtured by his Polish nanny. After his death, his body was moved to the Italian town of Assisi, where it is now displayed in a shrine, alongside other relics linked to him. <\/p>\n
Prospective candidates for sainthood normally need to have two miracles attributed to them before they can be canonized. The latest miracle attributed to Acutis relates to the reported healing of a girl from Costa Rica who had suffered a head trauma after falling from her bicycle in Florence, Italy, where she was studying. Her mother said she prayed for her daughter\u2019s recovery at the tomb of Acutis in Assisi. <\/p>\n
Acutis was beatified and declared \u201cblessed\u201d after his first miracle in 2020, when he reportedly healed a Brazilian boy who had a birth defect in his pancreas that left him unable to eat food normally. <\/p>\n
Following the attribution of two miracles, the next step is for the Pope to convene a meeting of cardinals to agree on Acutis\u2019 sainthood and decide on a date for the canonization. <\/p>\n
His story is seen as helpful for the Catholic Church as it seeks to connect better with younger generations in a digital age. <\/p>\n
Acutis \u2013 considered a millennial as he was born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s \u2013 is remembered by friends and family as enjoying playing video games such as Halo, Super Mario and Pok\u00e9mon. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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