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(OSV News) — Inside a century-old church in Toledo, Ohio, is a decidedly newer statue of a soon-to-be-saint.
The image of Blessed Carlo Acutis depicts the Italian teenager with his laptop, his rosary, a camera, a soccer ball and his pet dog. Blessed Carlo was a computer programer and Eucharist devotee who died of cancer in 2006 at age 15.
Young people are especially drawn to Blessed Carlo, who will be canonized April 27. Cristian Parga is one of them.
Parga and his classmates were researching confirmation saints last year when Carlo caught his eye. “I think just his kindness — seeing how young he was and so devoted to God and helping others — made me kind of want to do the same,” said Parga, now a freshman at St. Francis de Sales School in Toledo. “That really made me want to make something with my class so everybody else could learn about him.”
With the help of their school, Queen of Apostles Catholic School, and their parish, Immaculate Conception Church, Parga and his classmates worked to design and fundraise for a statue of Blessed Carlo.
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The image of Blessed Carlo Acutis depicts the Italian teenager with his laptop, his rosary, a camera, a soccer ball and his pet dog. Blessed Carlo was a computer programer and Eucharist devotee who died of cancer in 2006 at age 15.
Young people are especially drawn to Blessed Carlo, who will be canonized April 27. Cristian Parga is one of them.
Parga and his classmates were researching confirmation saints last year when Carlo caught his eye. “I think just his kindness — seeing how young he was and so devoted to God and helping others — made me kind of want to do the same,” said Parga, now a freshman at St. Francis de Sales School in Toledo. “That really made me want to make something with my class so everybody else could learn about him.”
With the help of their school, Queen of Apostles Catholic School, and their parish, Immaculate Conception Church, Parga and his classmates worked to design and fundraise for a statue of Blessed Carlo.
A love for technology
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Young people, tech lovers connect with soon-to-be-St. Carlo Acutis
Blessed Carlo Acutis, a young tech enthusiast and Eucharistic devotee, will be canonized on April 27, inspiring today’s youth.
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