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14-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Vatican sets date for first millennial saint to be canonized
The Vatican has announced that the first millennial saint will be canonized in September. Pope Leo XIV made an announcement during a meeting with cardinals that Carlo Acutis will be inscribed into the Book of Saints on September 7. Acutis died at the age of 15 in Northern Italy after a short bout with leukemia in 2006, according to the Associated Press. Before Pope Francis's death on April 21, Acutis was set to be canonized on April 27 during the Vatican's Jubilee of Teenagers. Pope Leo Xiv Vows To Work For Unity, Peace During Inaugural Mass During his life, Acutis spent most of his time like any normal teenager would, while also giving time back to both the church and the community. Read On The Fox News App According to the Associated Press, Acutis taught Catholicism at a local church and volunteered to help the homeless. Acutis also used his computer coding skills to create a website highlighting more than 100 eucharistic miracles recognized by the church. Exclusive: Carlo Acutis' Mom Describes Transformation From Being Non-religious To Mother Of A Saint The first intercession by Acutis came from his own mother, Antonia, who told Fox News that it came four years after his death. "When Carlo died, I was 39 years old, and then I started to try to have other children. I said, 'I'm still young, maybe I can try, no?' [But] the children didn't arrive. Then I had started on my practice to adopt a child, but in Italy, it's very difficult... I had lost all my hopes to have children by myself," she explained. "Once I dreamed about Carlo, he told me, 'listen, you will become, again, a mother. Don't worry.' And, one month after, I became pregnant." According to the National Catholic Register, the Vatican has recognized a second miracle by intercession on May 23, 2024. The miracle involved a 21-year-old Costa Rican woman named Valeria Valverde. Valverde sustained a serious brain injury in a bicycle accident while residing in Florence, Italy in 2022. Valverde was not expected to survive the injury. However, she made a full recovery after her mother visited Acutis's tomb and prayed for his intercession, according to the National Catholic Register. Acutis's tomb, which is located in Assisi, has been visited frequently by Catholics, most notably younger Catholics. Acutis will be joined by the blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati when he is inscribed in the book of saints. Fox News Digital's Laura Carrione contributed to this article source: Vatican sets date for first millennial saint to be canonized
GMA Network
13-06-2025
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- GMA Network
Blessed Carlo Acutis canonization set in September 7, 2025
Blesses Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, is seen in this handout photograph released by Friends of Carlo Acutis Association. The late Pope Francis cleared the way for Acutis to be the first saint of the millennial generation. Friends Of Carlo Acutis Association /Handout via REUTERS/File photo The canonization rite to declare Blessed Carlo Acutis, the "millenial saint," has been set on on September 7, 2025, the Vatican announced. The announcement was made during the celebration of Terce and the Ordinary Public Consistory for the Canonization of the Blesseds presided by Pope Leo XIV. "During the Consistory, the Pope decreed that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, together with Blessed Carlo Acutis, be inscribed in the Book of Saints on Sunday 7 September 2025," according to the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff report posted by the Holy See Press Office. The initial schedule for the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis was set in April 2025 was postponed following the death of Pope Francis, in accordance with the 'Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis' or the 'Rite of Burial for Roman Pontiffs.' Meanwhile, the canonization of the following Blesseds is set on October 19, 2025: Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Mardin, martyr; Peter To Rot, layperson and catechist, martyr; Vincenza Maria Poloni, founder of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Verona; María del Monte Carmelo Rendiles Martínez, founder of the Congregation of the Servants of Jesus; Maria Troncatti, professed religious sister of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians; José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, lay faithful; Pier Giorgio Frassati, lay faithful of the Third Order of Saint Dominic; Bartolo Longo, lay faithful. — BAP, GMA Integrated News
