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Italian teenager set to become first millennial saint

Carlo Acutis was a teen gamer who used his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith. He died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15. After his death, his mother says people all over the world told her about medical miracles that happened after they prayed to her son.

John Allen Jr., editor at the Crux, joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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