Digital Evangelization or Modernist Deviation? Vatican’s New App Glorifies Pseudo-Saint Carlo Acutis
Catholic News Agency reports that the parents of “St.” Carlo Acutis helped develop a new official news application for Vatican City State. The app, launched under “Pope” Leo XIV’s authority, offers news updates, a “saint of the day” feature, and links to Vatican institutions like the Vatican Museums and Pharmacy. The platform is presented as both a digital renewal initiative and a tribute to Acutis, who died in 2006 and was recently “canonized.” The article frames this as an advancement in evangelization through technology.