With his actions and his conduct, the already declared saint, represents a model of a young man who knows how to follow with courage and firmness the path indicated by the Lord, despite the difficulties without ceasing to lead a life close to Jesus.
The life project of St. Carlo Acutis, considered the millennial saint, was to live with Jesus, for Jesus and in union with Jesus. His life was not to dedicate it to vain things, but to give it to God, placing all his projects in his hands.
The life of this young Italian saint, leaves as fruit a work on the Eucharistic miracles for all Christians with which he manages to bring Jesus to the whole world through the Internet. He made, almost unwittingly, a contribution to the evangelizing work of the Church around the Holy Eucharist and the real presence of Jesus in it.
Blessed Carlo Acutis is an authentic witness that the Gospel can be fully lived by an adolescent. His brief existence, destined to the goal of the encounter with Jesus, is an example for Christian youth..
Carlo Acutis is known as Patron Saint of the Internet because he was able to use the new communication techniques to transmit the Gospel and to communicate Christian values.
In addition, he conducted research, compilation and design work that resulted in the creation of 163 panels where photographs and historical descriptions of Eucharistic miracles are shown. in different centuries and in the world.
In this way the exhibition on the Eucharistic miracles of Saint Carlo Acutis which has already toured many countries around the worldHe has visited more than 500 parishes in Italy and more than ten thousand parishes in other countries with translations in different languages.
With a a wide variety of photographs and historical descriptions, the Eucharistic miracles exhibition, the that have occurred over the centuries in different countries and that have been the subject of major events that have recognized by the Catholic Church. By means of the panels, the millennial saint gets us to virtually visit the places where these miracles occurred.
St. Carlo Acutis has a message for today's youth: life in Christ is beautiful and must be lived in fullness. Eternal realities are authentic and we are immersed in them more than we think.
"Everyone is born an original, but many die as photocopies." In order not to die as a photocopy, Carlo Acutis drinks from the source of the sacraments, which for him are the most powerful means to grow in Christian virtues.
The Eucharistic miracles are prodigious interventions of God. which are intended to confirm faith in the real presence of the body and blood of the Lord in the Eucharist.
During the liturgy of the Eucharist, the most important moment of the Catholic Mass is the Consecration of the bread and wine that will be transformed, through the words of the priest, into the body and blood of Christ.
This marvelous transformation, in the most important part of the Mass, takes the name of transubstantiation, that is, the change of one substance for another, cannot be experienced at all by the senses, only faith assures us of this marvelous transformation. It changes the substance without changing the accidents.
The Eucharistic miracles seek to confirm this faith, which is based on the words of Jesus: what looks like bread is not bread and what looks like wine is not wine.
In the Eucharistic miracles, flesh and blood are indeed seen, or one without the other depending on the miracle.
The purpose of these wonders is to demonstrate that we should not look for the external appearance (bread and wine), but for the substance, the true reality of things, which is the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ God our Lord.
This young saint died in October 2006, at the age of 15, of acute myeloid leukemia, leaving in the memory of those who know his life a deep admiration for his witness of Christian life.
From a very early age, Carlo showed a great attraction for the Eucharist, he was a normal boy. He carried out different apostolic works.
He played the saxophone, played soccer and had fun with video games. But he did it all with an absolutely special harmony, thanks to his great friendship with Jesus.
He was a great connoisseur of the computer world. His knowledge ranged from computer programming to film editing, website creation, digital newspapers, and he used it for his apostolate.
His devotion grew daily thanks to Communion; he participated fervently in Holy Mass and prayed before the Blessed Sacrament.
Carlo's love for the Eucharist and the Virgin Mary were the pillars of his life. The Virgin Mary was his confidant and he never ceased to venerate her, praying the Holy Rosary and dedicating to her his sacrifices in the form of renunciations.
This is how he lived Carlo AcutisIn intimate friendship with Jesus and in his constant presence, he understood that an authentic spiritual life was necessary for effective missionary action. When he was diagnosed with leukemia, he offered his sufferings "for the Lord, the Pope and the Church".
As of April 6, 2019, the mortal remains of Carlo rest in the Sanctuary of the Despoilment of Assisi. Pope Francis named him blessed on October 10, 2020. And on September 7, 2025, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed him a saint, together with Pier Giorgio Frassati.
Acutis considered the millennial saint is canonized together with Pier Giorgio Frassati on September 7th 2025 in St. Peter's Square by Pope Leo XIV, accompanied by thousands of people.
If you were not able to see his canonization, you can now watch it through the following video:
