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St. Carlo Acutis

Cardinal Pietro Parolin greets the parents of St. Carlo Acutis before Mass at Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, on Oct. 12, 2025. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi

Many "touched by his smile" When They See His Photo: Vatican Secretary of State on St. Carlo Acutis

Oct 13, 2025

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that Carlo Acutis spoke of Jesus with a “radiant" and "smiling" face.

Crowds of people come to pray at Carlo Acutis’ tomb at the church of St. Mary Major in Assisi, Itlay, during the weekend of his Sept. 7, 2025, canonization. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi

Over Half a Million Pilgrims Have Visited St. Carlo Acutis’ Tomb So Far This Year

Sep 9, 2025

More than 620,000 people have visited the tomb of St. Carlo Acutis in the first eight months of 2025, according to the Diocese of Assisi, Italy.

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Missionary Congregation Joins Call for Prayers for 265 Children still Held after Nigerian School Abductions

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)

“A nation cannot build new roads on old wounds”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

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Mozambique’s National Youth Celebrations Open with Call for Young People to Lead Healing, Renewal of the Country

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South African Catholic Bishop Known for Liturgical Reform at Conference Dies at 76

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Vatican Commission Rejects Female Diaconate, Although Without a "definitive judgment"

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Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa Call for Family Centred Approach in Addressing Gender-Based Violence

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DR Congo’s Catholic Bishops Launch Construction of National Shrine Honoring Blessed Anuarite

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Powerful Moments from Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

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New Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi Diocese in Congo Brazzaville Acknowledges Fears, Appeals for Prayers

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African Centre of Theology and Canon Law Conference in Kenya Lauded as “truly an important moment”

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Christian Entity Calls for Justice for Employee Assaulted by Police in UK while Protesting Atrocities in Sudan

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Appeal for Prayers as Catholic Priest Kidnapped from Residence in Nigeria Remains Missing

The National President of Nigeria's National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) Barrister Edward Orgah. Credit ACI Africa

Catholic Lawyers in Nigeria Urged to Reject Bribery, Champion Integrity in Country’s Troubled Judicial System

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“Bring laughter back into our homes,” Kenyan Archbishop Urges Women to Restore Joy in Families

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Nigerian, Iraqi Priests Tell of Aiding Persecuted Christians Seen in Photo Exhibit

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Missionaries, Local Communities in Mozambique Lauded for Sustaining 80-Year-Old Catholic Mission

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