Cardinal Parolin on St. Carlo Acutis
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrated a Mass marking the first liturgical memorial of St. Carlo Acutis.
Many when they see his picture are touched by his smile: Carlo spoke of Jesus above all with his radiant, luminous, and smiling face.
Cardinal Parolin said this in his homily at the Mass at Mary Major Church in Assisi at the Shrine of the Renunciation.
- Carlo Acutis was canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7.
- He died in 2006 of fulminant leukemia at the age of 15.
- His body rests in a glass case on the side of the nave of the church.
Author's summary: Cardinal Parolin celebrates St. Carlo Acutis' memorial.