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They came from around the world to rejoice in the naming of the first millennial saint but ended up bidding farewell to Pope Francis instead.
After so many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open overnight, the lines of mourners waiting to pay their last respects have continued to file past his coffin.
The Vatican says the canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death of Pope Francis.
With the upcoming canonization of its first millennial saint, the Catholic Church has turned to police in Italy to investigate the online sale of some purported relics of Carlo Acutis.
Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square.
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church’s newest saint.
St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.
The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year.
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(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)ASSISI – A 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006 moved a step closer to possible sainthood Saturday with his beatification in the town of Assisi, where he is buried. He healed a woman from cancer, praying to the Madonna of Pompeii,” his mother told Corriere. Another verified miracle is necessary for sainthood, although Pope Francis has waived that on rare occasions. Acutis was buried in Assisi at his own requests, having become an admirer of St. Francis of Assisi for his dedication to the poor. Acutis told his mother that he would give her many signs of his presence after death.
