A teenager who died from leukemia may become the first saint of this millennium after “miraculous healings” (3 photos)

Pope Francis confirmed a second healing miracle.





A teenager who died of leukemia could become the first saint declared by the Catholic Church this millennium. Pope Francis has already recognized two miracles that happened after the boy's death.

Carlo Acutis was born in London in 1991 into a Catholic family with Italian roots, which later moved to Milan. The boy was very pious and kind from childhood. During his lifetime, Acutis was actively involved in popularizing Christian teaching. He created websites for parishes and also created an online portal that chronicled every Eucharistic miracle reported. For this, he was nicknamed the “God influencer.”



Carlo can become a saint after the Pope recognizes at least two miracles and allows the young man to be canonized. Two miracles have already been recognized, all of which occurred after the boy's death. In 2010, in Brazil, a boy with a rare genetic pancreatic disease was cured after praying to Acutis. This case was officially registered by the Vatican. The second miracle occurred in Florence in 2022. Then the girl fell off her bike and was in critical condition. Her mother prayed to Acutis and the girl quickly recovered. The Vatican said that on the same day her daughter began to breathe without a ventilator, then was able to move and speak, after 10 days she was discharged, and a brain scan did not reveal the previous injury, The Times writes.



Both of these miracles now allow the teenager to be canonized. Estimated dates for canonization have not been announced, but it could happen next year, according to The Times.