By Currents News
The long awaited moment has finally arrived: the announcement of the date on which the first millennial will be declared a saint.
Pope Francis says that in 2025, on the Day of Children and Adolescents, he will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis. The timeframe for his canonization will be during the Jubilee of Adolescents, April 25-27. Pope Francis did not say the exact date he will be choosing, but it could be Sunday, April 27.
Carlo Acutis died in 2006 of leukemia at only 15 years old. He lived a short life, but left his mark on the world.
“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,” Postulator Nicola Gori tells Currents News. “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, but he was the first saint to take religious advantage of the Internet by 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.