"Teen Tech Prodigy Carlo Acutis to Become First Millennial Saint"
TL;DR
Pope Francis has approved a second miracle attributed to Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006, paving the way for his canonization as the first saint of the millennial generation. Known as the "patron saint of the internet," Acutis used his tech skills to create a website cataloging miracles and was beatified in 2020. The second miracle involves the recovery of a Costa Rican woman’s daughter after praying at Acutis' tomb.
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