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Fellow Pilgrims in Christ,

When the world thinks of saints, it often imagines monks in habits, bishops in miters, or martyrs in Roman arenas. Yet holiness is not bound to centuries past. In our own digital age, God raised up a teenager in jeans and sneakers—Carlo Acutis—to remind us that sanctity is possible here and now.

Born in 1991 in London to Italian parents, Carlo grew up in Milan as an ordinary boy with an extraordinary love for Jesus. From his First Communion at age seven, he resolved never to miss daily Mass or an opportunity for Eucharistic adoration. To Carlo, the Eucharist was not a symbol but the beating Heart of Christ. He once declared: “The Eucharist is my highway to heaven.”

What set Carlo apart was his ability to blend youthful enthusiasm with missionary zeal. He loved soccer, video games, and playing with his dogs—but he also used his computer skills to spread the Gospel. With remarkable foresight, he built a website cataloguing Eucharistic miracles from around the world. In doing so, he harnessed technology not for vanity but for evangelization, earning him the title “the Cyber Apostle of the Eucharist.”

At just fifteen years old, Carlo was diagnosed with an aggressive leukemia. Instead of despair, he embraced his suffering as an offering for the Church and the Pope. He died on October 12, 2006, in Assisi—the city of his hero, Saint Francis. Pilgrims now venerate him there, where his incorrupt body rests in sneakers and a sweatshirt, a striking reminder that holiness wears no uniform but love.

In 2020, Pope Francis beatified him, holding him up as a model for young people. And in 2024, the Church proclaimed what many already knew in their hearts: Carlo Acutis is a saint. He is the first millennial saint, proving that in an age of distractions, sanctity is still possible if Christ is placed at the center.

Saint Carlo’s life asks us: Do we allow the Eucharist to be our highway to heaven? Do we use the gifts of our time—especially technology—for God’s glory?

May this young saint intercede for us, that we too may be apostles in our digital age, pointing all souls to the presence of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.