CNN: World / Europe Video-gaming teenager to become first Catholic millennial saint as pope and cardinals approve canonization By Christopher Lamb, CNN 3 minute read Updated 5:42 AM EDT, Mon July 1, 2024 https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/europe/carlo-acutis-canonized-first-millennial-saint-intl/index.html
World Watch Listen Live TV Sign in World / Europe Video-gaming teenager to become first Catholic millennial saint as pope and cardinals approve canonization By Christopher Lamb, CNN 3 minute read Updated 5:42 AM EDT, Mon July 1, 2024 Fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint. Fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint. Vatican Pool/Getty Images CNN — A video-gaming Italian teenager will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint after his cause for canonization was approved by church authorities. Carlo Acutis, who died from leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was renowned for using his computing skills to spread awareness of the Catholic faith and earned the nickname “God’s influencer.” Being recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church can take decades, but the cause of Acutis has moved swiftly, with the teenager developing a devoted following across the world. Often depicted
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