This May 23, Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who died at the age of 15 and was beatified in 2020 in Assisi. With this new decree, the young man who deeply loved the Eucharist will be proclaimed a saint.
The Press Office of the Holy See has reported that Pope Francis has decided to convene a Consistory, — with a date yet to be determined — in which Carlo Acutis will be canonized along with Blesseds Giuseppe Allamano, Marie-Léonie Paradis, and Elena Guerra.
According to the statement, during the audience granted this morning to Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the Holy Father authorized the same Dicastery to promulgate the Decrees relating to 2 Blesseds and 6 Servants of God, as well as several canonizations .
Among them is Carlo Acutis, a teenager who suffered from leukemia and whose surprising life and love for the Church sparked interest around the world. The young man was declared Venerable in 2018 and Blessed on October 10, 2020.
Carlo Acutis died on October 12, 2006 and was buried in Assisi, according to his wish, due to his love for Saint Francis.
Initially, there were reports that his body was incorrupt, but this was not the case. However, he lies at rest in a glass tomb, where he can be permanently venerated.
Other decrees approved by Pope Francis this May 23
Pope Francis also approved this May 23 the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Blessed Giuseppe Allamanofounding priest of the Institute of the Consolata Missions.
See alsoThe Vatican considers naming Carlo Acutis Patron Saint of the Internet Allamano was born in Castelnuovo Don Bosco (Italy) on January 21, 1851 and died in Turin (Italy) on February 16, 1926.
He also approved the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Giovanni Merlini, Priest and General Moderator of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood. The future blessed was born in Spoleto (Italy) on August 28, 1795 and died in Rome on January 12, 1873.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, a young Italian influencer on religious issues considered “creative and brilliant” by Pope Francis, who died at the age of 15 in 2006 and whose body is still preserved “whole” with his characteristic jeans and sneakers. Photo: Archive After his audience with Cardinal Semeraro, the Pontiff also approved the martyrdom of the Servant of God Estanislao Kostka Streichdiocesan priest born on August 27, 1902 in Bydgoszcz (Poland) and murdered out of hatred for the faith on February 27, 1938 in the Polish city of Luboń.
Likewise, he has accepted the martyrdom of the Servant of God Mary Magdalene Bódilay woman born on August 8, 1921 in Szgliget (Hungary) and murdered out of hatred for the faith on March 23, 1945 in Litér (Hungary).
For his part, the Holy Father has admitted the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Guglielmo Gattianiprofessed priest of the Order of the Capuchin Friars Minor.
This Italian priest was born on November 11, 1914 in Badi, a village in the municipality of Castel di Casio (Bologna) and died in Faenza (Italy) on December 15, 1999.
Among the decrees accepted this morning are also the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Ismael Molinero Novillo, a layman known as Ismael de Tomelloso, born on May 1, 1917 in Tomelloso (Spain) and died in Zaragoza (Spain) on May 5 of 1938.
Pope Francis has also accepted the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Enrico Medi, an Italian layman who was born on April 26, 1911 in Porto Recanati and died in Rome on May 26, 1974.
In addition, he has given the green light to the canonization of Blessed Emanuele Ruiz and 7 companions, of the Order of the Minor Brothers. Also of Francisco, Abdel Mooti and Rafael Massabki, lay faithful murdered out of hatred for the faith in Damascus (Syria) between July 9 and 10, 1860.
