A teenager born in London is on the path to becoming the first millennial saint, having a second miracle attributed to him by Pope Francis.

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was beatified in 2020 after reportedly curing a Brazilian boy, Mattheus Vianna, of a severe birth defect that prevented him from keeping down food.

The first miracle occurred in February 2014 when Mattheus was “fully cured” after touching Carlo’s relic and saying “stop vomiting,” according to a priest and family friend of Mattheus.

The second miracle involved a girl from Costa Rica who was studying in Italy; she was reportedly healed from a head trauma after her mother invoked Carlo.

Pope Francis attributed the second miracle to Carlo during a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, head of the Vatican’s saint-making department. Carlo, informally known as “God’s influencer” for his use of computer skills to spread the Catholic faith, was born in London but grew up in Milan, where he managed his parish website and later a Vatican-based academy.

With the recognition of the second miracle, Carlo can now be canonized, though the Vatican has not announced when this will happen.

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that only God performs miracles, but saints in heaven intercede for those who pray to them. Miracles are typically unexplained medical healings.

Carlo was named a patron of last year’s World Youth Day in Lisbon due to his significant role in evangelizing through the internet, according to event organizers.

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