St. Carlo Acutis was born in London, UK in 1991. His family shortly returned to Milan, Italy where he would be raised. At a young age, he showed a deep compassion for friends who were  ill or whose parents were experiencing marital difficulties. He is also known for a website documenting centuries of Eucharistic miracles, a “digital exhibition” that he developed on his own long before the use of digital tools to transmit the Catholic faith was universally accepted.

He died at the age of 15 in 2006, and was beatified by Pope Francis in 2020. The second required miracle attributed to his intercession, the 2022 healing of a university student who suffered severe head trauma after a cycling accident, was recognized on May 23, 2024. He was canonized by Pope Leo XIV on September 7, 2025. He serves as a profound example of youthful innovation at the service of tradition and spirituality for the whole Church, and is the patron of young people and computer programmers. His feast day is October 12.