Carlo Acutis
Carlo Acutis was an English-born Italian Catholic teenager known for his devotion to the Eucharist and his use of digital media to promote Catholic devotion. Born in London and raised in Milan, he developed an early interest in computers and video games, teaching himself programming and web design and assisting his parish and school with digital projects.
Active in parish life, he served as a catechist and helped inspire several people to convert to Catholicism. He later collected information about Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions. He was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia and died at the age of fifteen. Since his death, his relics have been displayed in Assisi, and his exhibitions on Eucharistic miracles have travelled worldwide.
In 2020, he was beatified by the Catholic Church after its recognition of a 2013 miracle in Campo Grande attributed to his intercession. A second miracle in Italy was attributed to him in 2024, making him eligible for canonisation. Acutis was canonised on 7September 2025, alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati. Acutis is the first millennial to become a Catholic saint, and has been referred to as the "patron saint of the Internet" and "God's influencer".
In the Martyrology
- October 12 Saint Carlo Acutis, layperson