Blessed Carlo Acutis

The beatification of Blessed Carlo Acutis has been prominent in the Catholic news cycle over the school holidays. This young man, who died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was an average teenager who, Pope Francis tells us, was a witness of Christ for younger generations. “He did not rest in comfortable immobility,” said the Pope. “He grasped the needs of his time because he saw the face of Christ in the weakest” (Crux).

The recognition of someone so young using their skills in technology to share the love of God gives great hope to us all in this modern age. It is realistic to live a life focussed on saintliness. The work of young Carlo is readily available to us all on the website that has attracted the attention of the world.