Pope articles
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‘God’s influencer’: Pope clears way for the first-ever millennial saint
Carlo Acutis was 15 when he died from leukemia in 2006, but did big things for Catholicism in his short time on Earth.
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Pope Francis paves way for canonization of Carlo Acutis, first millennial saint
Pope Francis issued a decree on Thursday announcing the recognition of a miracle attributed to Bl. Carlo Acutis — clearing the way for the Italian teenager's canonization in the near future. Pope Francis, along with Cardinal Marcello Semaro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, announced the recognition of the miracle along with news that three others will be deliberated for canonization. "Many Catholics around the world are overjoyed at the news that Carlo Acutis will be...
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Pope Francis to make British boy, who died aged 15, first Millennial saint
A British boy who died of leukaemia aged 15 is to become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint.