My Son Carlo: Carlo Acutis Through the Eyes of His Mother

There has been a lot of attention paid to Carlo Acutis ever since his beatification in the year 2020. The ordinary Italian teenager who led a life of exceptional virtue has attracted countless millions. In spite of all the focus on this millennial saint throughout the globe, many questions remain unanswered. W hat was Carlo like in real life? How did he normally communicate with his closest friends and family? Just what was it like sharing a house with him?

Antonia Salzano Acutis, in her book My Son Carlo,  for the first time shares intimate moments of her son's life, and describes in excruciating detail her son's last days before his death from leukaemia at the age of fifteen. Antonia, a mother who lost her son too soon but who was permanently changed by his extraordinary life, reflects on his legacy in her own words.

Those who pray to Carlo find their lives transformed. Antonia writes in this book on how Carlo's zeal to lead others to Christ reignited her own faith: "This was his secret: that he had a constant, intimate relationship with Jesus. He wanted everyone he encountered to have this kind of relationship like he did. He did not consider it to be something just for him. He was convinced that this relationship was accessible to all."