Highway to Heaven: ‘Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality’

By now, most readers of this site will know about Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who died in 2006 and will be canonized this coming Sunday, April 27. [UPDATE: Because a canonization may only be proclaimed by a pope, the rite has been postponed until a new pope is chosen. -BM]

And on the 27th, 28th, and 29th of this month, Fathom Events will present Tim Moriarity’s new documentary about Acutis – Catholicism’s first millennial saint – in special screenings at select theaters across the country. Click here to purchase tickets for yourself, your family, or your parish.

I wouldn’t normally add this sort of promotional plug for a film, but Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality (click here for the theatrical trailer) is a fascinating and important film about a remarkable young man, and it deserves a wide audience.

And it’s not just a film about soon-to-be Saint Carlo; it’s at least as much about the impact of the digital revolution and how we should navigate it as Catholics.