When Carlo was little, his mother wasn’t practicing her faith a lot. It was Carlo who wanted to be in the church every day, and she facilitated that for him.
Blessed Carlo Acutis
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Buried in Assisi, new saint is ‘true disciple’ of St. Francis, rector says
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzSoon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh “shoot” budding from the 800-year-old spiritual “vine” of Sts. Francis and Clare in Assisi, said the rector of the shrine housing the millennial …
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Eucharist and charity: The traits that unite Pope Leo’s first saints
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenThe lives of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati “are not really a message for just teenagers or young adults. They are a message for every Catholic.”
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The statue has been unveiled Aug. 15 outside the Shrine of the Renunciation at the Church of St. Mary Major in Assisi, where the soon-to-be-saint is buried.
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Among the colored figurines is a tiny Pikachu, the yellow electrified mouse hero of Pokémon, which was Blessed Carlo’s favorite video game.
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Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.
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Blessed Carlo Acutis used technology “to glorify God. That really resonated,” said Louis Flynn, 16.
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ASSISI, Italy (CNS) — For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and wandered the hills barefoot. But …
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Artist Le Concorde released the song “Corpus Christi,” along with a video that uses retro pixel art to illustrate Blessed Carlo’s fascination with Eucharistic miracles.
