Carlo Acutis, the saint next door: A teen computer whiz becomes a millennial saint
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Students of St. John Berchmans' school hold items often linked to Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, before Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Students of St. John Berchmans' school walk past a photo of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, after Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Alex Miller, a fifth-grade student at St. John Berchmans' school draws a picture of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, during a class activity on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Fifth grade students at St. John Berchmans' school draw pictures of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, during a class activity on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Fifth grade students, Paulie Alfirevich, left, Paige Lange, center, and Alex Miller, read a comic book about the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, entitled "Digital Disciple" during a class activity at St. John Berchmans' school on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Mateo Jones, a fifth-grade student at St. John Berchmans' school draws a picture of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, during a class activity on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Parishioner of the Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, Kelly Legamaro, center, prays during Mass while wearing an outfit showing the face of Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)FILE - The body of Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, lies in his tomb in Assisi, Italy, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)The Rev. Ed Howe, the pastor at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish in Chicago's Northwest Side, leads a Mass themed for Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, at the parish church on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)A student at St. John Berchmans' school kneels to pray during Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Blessed Carlo Acutis keychains sit outside the sanctuary of Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish during weekday Mass for the students of St. John Berchmans' school on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)St. John Berchmans' school students attend a Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)St. John Berchmans' school students attend a Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)St. John Berchmans' school students hold stickers of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, after Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
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Students of St. John Berchmans' school hold items often linked to Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, before Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)