London-born ‘computer genius’ Carlos Acutis is to be beatified by the Catholic Church

A British-born Italian teenager who dedicated his short life to spreading the faith online and helping the poor will be beatified by the Catholic Church today. That leaves him just one miracle away from becoming the world’s first millennial saint. Internet and computer-mad youngster Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, was … Read more

London-born ‘computer genius’ who died from leukaemia aged 15 moves closer to becoming a saint

‘Patron Saint of the Internet’ moves closer to actual Sainthood: London-born ‘computer genius’ who set up website charting miracles before his death from leukaemia aged 15 will be beatified in October, Vatican says Computer genius Carlo Acutis, 15, passed away from leukaemia in 2006 He was born in London to Italian parents before moving to Milan … Read more