Carlo Acutis
The Computer Saint
Sixteen episodes on the first millennial saint. Born in London in 1991, raised in Milan. Made his First Communion at seven by special dispensation. Got his first computer at ten. By thirteen he had begun cataloging every Eucharistic miracle verified by the Church on a website in eighteen languages. At fifteen he was diagnosed with aggressive leukemia and offered his sufferings for the Pope, the Church, and his own sins. Buried in Assisi in jeans and Nike sneakers. Beatified in 2020 and canonized on 7 September 2025 by Pope Leo XIV — the first saint born in the internet age.
16 episodes · Narrated in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and German
Episode 1 is free
Episodes
- 01
London, May 1991
Four months in London.
- 02
The First Question
A three-year-old wants to go into every church he passes. A mother realizes she has something to learn.
- 03
First Communion at Seven
Special permission to receive Jesus early.
- 04
Rajesh
A Hindu from Mauritius who works for the household. A little boy who tells him about Jesus.
- 05
Tommaseo and Leo XIII
From primary school to high school. A priest notices a quiet student. Carlo becomes the boy who stands up for others.
- 06
The Computer
Still a boy, Carlo teaches himself to program from university textbooks. And he sets himself a rule for video games.
- 07
The Idea for the Website
At an exhibition in Rimini, Carlo decides to build his own. It will take years of work — and travel the world.
- 08
The Miracles
Eucharistic miracles tied to Carlo's story. Bolsena, Lanciano, Buenos Aires, and Tixtla and Sokółka, which came after him.
- 09
Pilgrim of the West
Lourdes, Fátima, Assisi. A Catholic boy travels in the days before the iPhone.
- 10
Silent Charity
Milan. Carlo helps a homeless man. He stands up for his most vulnerable classmates. He saves his allowance for the poor.
- 11
Summers in Centola
Summers in Centola and Palinuro, in the Cilento, and the shrines where Carlo goes to pray. Then, the last ordinary days.
- 12
The Last Days
The De Marchi Clinic in Milan. Then Monza. Acute leukemia. The Anointing of the Sick. October 12.
- 13
From Milan to Assisi
A funeral in Milan. In early 2007, the body is taken to Assisi. Many visit the grave and leave messages, flowers and prayers.
- 14
Venerable, Blessed
In Milan, the cause for beatification opens. In 2020, the beatification in Assisi, in the shadow of the pandemic.
- 15
Valeria and the Second Recognized Miracle
Florence, summer 2022. A young woman falls off her bicycle. A mother goes to pray at Carlo's tomb in Assisi.
- 16
Rome, September 2025
Saint Peter's Square. The new Pope presides over the canonization. The first saint of the millennial generation.
How this series was researched
The narration and the place and date labels were broken down into factual claims and checked against sources: 393 claims in this series were checked against a cited source. Where the sources did not support a claim, the text was corrected or reduced to what the sources actually say.
A second, independent check then went through the whole series again.
The text was reviewed separately in each of the five languages it is narrated in.
Main sources
- La linea del tempo di Carlo (cronologia ufficiale) — Associazione Amici di Carlo Acutis
- Carlo Acutis — profilo — Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi
- I miracoli eucaristici nel mondo (mostra) — Carlo Acutis
- Christus vivit, nn. 104–106 — Francis (2019)
- Homily at the beatification of Carlo Acutis — Card. Agostino Vallini (2020)
- Homily for the canonization of Frassati and Acutis — Leo XIV (2025)
- Eucaristia. La mia autostrada per il cielo — Nicola Gori (2007)
- Il segreto di mio figlio — Antonia Salzano Acutis, Paolo Rodari (2021)
- Gli ultimi giorni di Carlo Acutis in ospedale — Avvenire
- From Hinduism to Catholicism: how Carlo Acutis inspired a man to convert — Catholic World Report (2023)
- Beata, the nanny who guided Carlo Acutis' faith journey — Aleteia (2025)
Tradition and debate
Where the sources are thin or disagree, the series says so. For example:
- The Eucharistic miracle of Bolsena, a host said to have bled during Mass in the thirteenth century, is told by tradition.
- The Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, in an eighth-century monastery of Basilian monks, also comes to us through tradition.
- Carlo's wish, from the age of three, to step into every church he passed is known from his mother Antonia's account.
