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Canonization of Carlo Acutis Delayed Following Pope Francis's Death

The Vatican postpones the ceremony for the first millennial saint due to the sede vacante period initiated by the Pope's passing.

File Photo: A picture of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, is seen during his beatification ceremony celebrated by Cardinal Agostino Vallini, center, in the St. Francis Basilica, in Assisi, Italy, on October 10, 2020.
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A woman looks at the tomb of Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy on May 26, 2024.
Carlo Acutis, dubbed 'God's Influencer' or the 'Cyber Apostle', spent much of his short life spreading the Catholic faith online

Overview

  • Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian teenager, was set to be canonized on April 27, 2025, in St. Peter's Square.
  • The Vatican postponed the ceremony after Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.
  • Church protocol during the sede vacante period halts ceremonies requiring papal authority until a new pope is elected.
  • Acutis, known as 'God's Influencer,' gained recognition for creating a website cataloging over 100 Eucharistic miracles before his death in 2006 at age 15.
  • His canonization was approved in July 2024 after two miracles were attributed to him, fulfilling the Church's requirements for sainthood.