In a mass on September 7, Pope Leo XIV will formally canonize Carlo Acutis (1991 – 2006). I.e., Acutis will become a saint in the Catholic Church, right along with Peter and Paul, but also more recent saints like Oscar Romero and Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Acutis will become the “first Millennial saint”. Much is being made of the fact that he was computer-literate, and “liked the Simpsons”. Acutis did much of his evangelizing online, through websites he created.
I have seen some objections on social media about making so much of Acutis’s “Millennial” status. I agree that there is a bit of overhype on this aspect of the youth’s life. He died before anyone was talking much about the Millennial generation; and how much did generational identity really concern him anyway, at the age of 15? Continue reading “Saint Carlo Acutis”