"His real body, encased in wax, lies nearby in a brightly tiled coffin with a glass panel in the center. He's dressed as you might expect a kid his age would be, in jeans, a zip-up jacket, and Nikes. Stone panels behind the coffin depict scenes from his life with some symbolic flourishes. In one, the logos of Facebook, Google, and other internet companies float around him."
"The Catholic Church has embraced Acutis's identity as an ordinary teen and internet user. "The digital world can expose you to the risk of self-absorption, isolation and empty pleasure," Pope Francis wrote in Christus Vivit, a 2019 letter to young Catholics. "But don't forget that there are young people even there who show creativity and even genius." He pointed to Acutis as one example."
Carlo Acutis's preserved body lies in a brightly tiled coffin in Assisi beside a life-size cutout, with stone panels depicting scenes from his life and floating internet logos. Born in London in 1991 and raised in Italy, he grew up with the internet, made websites, and died of leukemia at 15. He limited gaming to one hour weekly and used his web skills to help his parish and the Vatican. Church leaders and media describe him as a tech-savvy Millennial example of ordinary sanctity. Canonization is scheduled for September 7.
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