After the Vatican officially announced The death of Jorge Mario Bergoglio and the preparations of his funeral, The Holy See reported on the suspension of the ceremony in which Acutis would be declared holy. The event was scheduled to be held on Sunday, April 27, during the second Easter Sunday.
The news was disseminated by means of an official statement, which indicates that the next canonization of the young man, scheduled for the Plaza de San Pedro, must be postponed due to the new protocols that will be applied after the death of the Supreme Pontiff.
The act had been announced by Pope Francis himself on November 20, 2024, highlighting the holiness of Acutis and its impact as a model of faith for Catholic youth. The canonization would be part of the Jubilee of the adolescents, scheduled in Rome from April 25 to 27, after the Holy Week celebrations.
Who was Carlo Acutis?
Known as the “influencer of God”, Carlo Acutis was a young man who dedicated his brief life to the strengthening of the Catholic faith. Of English and raised origin in Italy, he used his computer knowledge to create a website where he collected documented Eucharistic miracles worldwide, in addition to developing web pages for his parish.
He died in 2006, at age 15, after being diagnosed with leukemia. His legacy transcended the borders of Italy, as its digital portal allowed to spread miracles of the Catholic Church in several languages, with great impact among faithful from different countries.
As detailed by the BBC News chain, Acutis argued that the evidence of Eucharistic miracles could serve to convince people that Jesus is present at each Mass.
A year after his death, his remains were transferred to the Ceposanto de Asís, as was his desire. He was declared venerable in 2018 and beatified on October 10, 2020, after his first miracle was attributed: the healing of a Brazilian child with a congenital disease of the pancreas.
The second miracle, recognized by Pope Francis in May of this year, consisted of the inexplicable healing of a Costa Rican university student in the city of Florence, Italy, where he studied since 2018.
- With agency information EFE.