Pope Francis and a group of cardinals approve on Monday, July 1, the canonization of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis. But they did not announce the date when he will be included in the list of Catholic saints.
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00:00Pope Francis and a group of cardinals approve on Monday, July 1, the canonization of 15-year-old
00:06Carlo Acutis, but they did not announce the date when he will be included in the list
00:10of Catholic saints.
00:12Vatican News report Blessed Carlo Acutis will likely be proclaimed a saint during the 2025
00:18Jubilee, possibly along with other canonizations.
00:21The Jubilee is a holy year traditionally taking place once every 25 years.
00:26It is expected to draw some 30 million pilgrims to Rome seeking forgiveness of their sins.
00:31Italian-born Acutis has been dubbed the first millennial saint.
00:35He was a young computer programmer who died of leukemia on October 12, 2006, who even
00:41watched Pokemon and played the PlayStation.
00:44He has a huge following in predominantly Catholic Philippines.