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An Italian teen is set to become the first millennial saint, but canonizing children is nothing new in the Catholic Church

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
An Italian teen is set to become the first millennial saint, but canonizing children is nothing new in the Catholic ChurchThe ceremony for the beatification of Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, is held Oct. 10 in front of the St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy.AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

On Oct. 10, 2020, a young Italian named Carlo Acutis was beatified at a special Mass in the city of Assisi, putting the late teenager just one step away from...

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