Date set for canonisation of first millennial, Carlo Acutis

The announcement for Blessed Carlo Acutis’ canonisation date has been set. Pope Francis declared that next year on the “Day of the Children” he will canonise the Blessed.

The Jubilee of Adolescents will be 25-27 April.  Pope Francis did not say the exact date but it could be Sunday the 27th.

Carlo Acutis died in 2006 of leukaemia. He was only 15 years old. He lived a short life but left his mark.

“When he died, the funeral was full of poor people. Everyone wondered what they were doing there,” said postulator Nicola Gori.

“It was because Carlo had secretly been helping them. The family knew because ‘as he was only 15’ his mother was going with him. He brought them sleeping bags or food, and that’s why they felt they needed to attend the funeral.”

He not only stood out for his dedication to the poor. He was the first saint to take religious advantage of the Internet, creating websites dedicated to Eucharistic miracles.

Starting in 2025, Carlo Acutis will be held up as a model for the whole church, especially for the young.