Pope Leo canonizes Carlo Acutis, the teen deemed 'God's Influencer'

[Zorro]

He played video games like other teenagers but was also fascinated by the Eucharist and, since his death from leukemia at age 15, is credited with two miracles.

Tens of thousands of worshipers filled St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for the canonization of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, a London-born computer whiz who played Super Mario as well as read the Bible.

In some ways, Carlo Acutis was a boy like any other. In other ways, his family says, he was always different.
Raised in Milan by a prominent Italian Catholic family until his death from leukemia in 2006 at age 15, he spoke his first word at 3 months, his mother says, and could speak clearly before he was half a year old.

As a child, she said, Acutis became fascinated with the mystery of the Eucharist — the transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. While other children played soccer or dated, Acutis would conduct exhaustive research on miraculous events linked to the Holy Host.

He called the wafer a “highway to heaven.”

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Sheesh.

[snowybirdie]

1. Does anyone really

believe this? About unfortunate death of a child and his family with a good pr campaign. Cheapens the process.

[Heidi]

2. I'm sorry this family lost their child

but come on!

[UTUSN]

3. This pope seems to be having a good time.