Lessons we can learn from Carlo Acutis
My takeaways from the life and canonization of Saint Carlo Acutis. There is a canonized saint who liked Nutella. That is amazing. On September 7th, 2025, Pope Leo XIV canonized Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. Both Carlo and Pier led holy and inspiring lives, but there's something about Carlo's story that resonates with me personally as a young Catholic living in the 21st Century. Just to give you a 411 on Carlo's life in case you don't know about him: He was born on May 3rd, 1991 He was Italian and lived in Milan with his parents He had a passion and talent for computer programming He died of leukaemia on October 12th, 2006 What I find inspiring about Carlo's life story is how...regular and relatable it is. He went to school like most kids. He wasn't that good at soccer (me too!). He liked playing video games. I mean...the man had a GameCube. Yet Carlo was a really good kid. He wasn't perfect, but who is? One of his teachers remembers that he som...