Carlo Acutis, a London-born teen who died of leukaemia at 15, will be canonized as the first millennial saint by the Catholic Church. Known for using his computer skills to develop church websites, including one tracking miracles, Acutis’s path to sainthood was initiated after the Vatican approved two miracles attributed to him. The first involved a boy's recovery from a rare pancreatic disorder, and the second was a 21-year-old's swift recovery post-bicycle accident. His remains were relocated to Assisi as per his wishes, drawing large crowds in anticipation of his canonization ceremony.
Acutis used the computer coding languages he learned in primary school to develop websites for his parish and the wider church, including one that tracked Catholic miracles.
Acutis’s sainthood was confirmed when the pope approved the second miracle: a 21-year-old student in Costa Rica made a swift recovery after head trauma...
The Vatican has a path towards sainthood, which can only begin five years after a person's death, studying their life and watching for miracles.
Acutis, who died at the age of 15 in 2006, will become the first millennial canonised by the Catholic church next week, in St Peter's Square.
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