PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Catholic Church will soon grant sainthood to a teenager who used his knack for programming to spread the faith. Carlo Acutis will become the church’s first millennial saint.
The teen was beatified by Pope Francis in 2020 ... While no exact date was announced, Acutis will reportedly be proclaimed a saint in 2025, when the church celebrates its jubilee year.
At the beatification ceremony in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, a portrait of Carlo was slowly unveiled, revealing a smiling teen in a red polo shirt, his curly dark hair illuminated by ...