[KARAH RUCKER]

IT’S OFFICIAL – A TEENAGER KNOWN AS “GOD’S INFLUENCER” WILL BECOME THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S FIRST MILLENNIAL SAINT. 

CARLO ACUTIS – WHO DIED FROM LEUKEMIA AT 15 YEARS OLD IN 2006 – WAS KNOWN FOR USING HIS COMPUTING SKILLS TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH. 

HE ALSO SET UP A WEBSITE THAT DOCUMENTED MIRACLES. 

TO BECOME A SAINT, A PERSON HAS TO HAVE TWO MIRACLES ATTRIBUTED TO THEM. 

HIS FIRST MIRACLE WAS IN 2020 – WHEN A BRAZILIAN BOY WITH A PANCREATIC BIRTH DEFECT HEALED AFTER HIS MOTHER PRAYED TO ACUTIS. 

THE SECOND WAS IN 2022 – WHEN A MOTHER SAYS SHE PRAYED AT ACUTIS’ TOMB AND HER DAUGHTER RECOVERED FROM A SEVERE BRAIN INJURY DOCTORS DIDN’T THINK SHE’D SURVIVE. 

A DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN SET FOR THE CANONIZATION CEREMONY – BUT THE VATICAN SAYS IT WILL LIKELY BE DURING THE 2025 JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS.