 Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, paving the way for him to become the first millennial saint. In a decree on May 23, Pope Francis approved the miraculous healing of Valeria Valverde from Costa Rica who had a serious accident on her bicycle while studying in Florence in 2022. Her head was seriously injured and she underwent an emergency operation reduce the pressure on her brain. Her family were told that she could die at any moment, so her mother went to Assisi to pray for healing at the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis. On the very same day, Valeria began to breathe on her own and then began to recover the use of her upper limbs and speech. 10 days later she was discharged from intensive care and to the surprise of her doctors, tests showed that the damage from the haemorrhage in her brain had completely disappeared. Contrary to all expectations she only spent one week doing physio and two months later she went on pilgrimage to Carlo Acutis’ tomb in Assisi to celebrate her complete healing.
His canonisation will probably take place during the Jubilee year in 2025. Once we know the date we will be making suitable preparations for celebrations in our parish! |