Saint
Saint Carlo Acutis
- Country / origin
- United Kingdom / Italy
- Life
- 1991–2006
- Feast
- 12 October
- Canonised
- 7 September 2025
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
An Italian teenager born in London. He had a deep love for the Eucharist and used his computer skills to make an exhibition of Eucharistic miracles known worldwide. He died of leukaemia at 15.
“The Eucharist is my highway to heaven”
Patron of
- young people
- teenagers
- the internet
- technology
- digital evangelisation
- the Eucharist
When to ask for intercession
- a young person wants to come closer to God
- to use technology for good
- to grow in faith in the Eucharist
- in serious illness
A short prayer
Saint Carlo Acutis, help me to put Jesus at the centre of my life and to use my gifts for good. Intercede for me with God.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What are you living through today?
- Young people
- Internet and technology
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