Pope Francis Names a late Web Designer as First Millennial Saint. The Pope announced the late web designer will be canonized.
Carlo Acutis, born to Italian parents in London, was a talented web designer who died from leukemia in Italy at just 15 years old in 2006. Pope Francis beatified him in 2020 in Assisi, where his tomb has since become a major pilgrimage site.
Acutis was a teenager who died of leukemia in 2006. He was known for:
- Promoting devotion to the Eucharist and the Blessed Mother
- Using the internet to spread his love for the Eucharist
- Standing up for the disabled and the bullied
- Teaching himself computer coding and animation
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