Canonisation of first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after Pope death

Belfast Telegraph - 21/04
The canonisation of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican has announced.

Acutis was due to be canonised in St Peter’s Square next Sunday on the occasion of the Jubilee celebration for adolescents.

In the months leading up to the expected canonisation, the faithful have been flocking to Assisi, where his body – wearing jeans, a sweatshirt and trainers – lies in a shrine.

He was 15 when he died in northern Italy in 2006 after a short bout with leukaemia.

His road to sainthood, the canonisation process, started more than 10 years ago at the initiative of a group of priests and friends, and...
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