The Comprehensive Biography

Since 2015, Marie and Jean-Baptiste Maillard have devoted them-selves to the Lights in the Dark association, sharing Carlo’s spiritual vision. They honor his legacy through miraclesdecarlo.com, curate his exhibition of Eucharistic miracle son YouTube, and in 2018 established the Carlo Acutis Invisible Monastery—a digital sanctuary offering prayers for those they encounter online. They sat down with Carlo’s mother and others to write this beautiful, indepth biography of the young saint.

Foreword by Antonia Salzano Acutis, Carlo’s mother

“Our presence on this planet Earth has meaning,” Carlo Acutis said, and this book invites you to listen more deeply to your own calling. Carlo was a sweet, generous boy, a millennial, whose love for God and his fellow man was so strong he has already been recognized as a saint.

Though his life was cut short by leukemia at just fifteen, he used his time to inspire others, showing them that true faith is something timeless, precious, and powerful.

Carlo grew up in Italy, a regular kid who played video games and engaged with the internet, loved sports and ice cream. But he also loved ancient cathedrals and the abundant tradition of Catholic faith.

Most of all, he loved God.

In these pages, follow Carlo’s path, explore his reflections, prayers, and miracles, and find out how you, too, can shine like a brilliant star in this world that needs you. You may even aspire to become a saint yourself. As Carlo would say, “Why not?”

“Our goal must be the infinite, not the finite. Infinite is our homeland. We have always been awaited in heaven.”
—Carlo Acutis

• Carlo’s life, told in detail with many stories and anecdotes
• Carlo’s Holiness Kit
• Carlo’s prayers, meditations, and catechesis
• Evocation by the Pope
• Homily on his beatification
• Photos, original Italian drawings, and traditional Catholic images on every page

Let this journey with Carlo inspire you to walk the path of holiness in your own daily life!