Italian prosecutors investigate illegal sale of apparent Acutis relics online

He was the first "Influencer of God" to be canonized in 2025: Carlo Acutis (†15). On eBay, real relics are supposed to be sold for a lot of money.

Relics sold online, real or presumed. Meanwhile, in Assisi, more and more pilgrims visit the Sanctuary of the Stripping where the body of the young man who died at the age of 15 is found. In 2024, there were more than a million

Italian prosecutors investigate illegal sale of apparent Carlo Acutis relics online

A relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a fragment of his pericardium, visits the U.S. at Holy Family Parish in Queens, New York, on April 6, 2022. / Credit: Photo courtesy DeSales Media Vatican City, Mar 27, 2025 / 16:25 pm (CNA). Italian prosecutors... [...]

Italian prosecutors investigate illegal sale of apparent Acutis relics online

A relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a fragment of his pericardium, visits the U.S. at Holy Family Parish in Queens, New York, on April 6, 2022. / Credit: Photo courtesy DeSales Media Vatican City, Mar 27, 2025 / 16:25 pm (CNA). Italian prosecutors are investigating the illegal online sale of alleged relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be declared the first millennial saint next month. The investigation by the Perugia Public Prosecutor’s Office…

Church Investigates Illegal Online Sales of Carlo Acutis Relics

Italian authorities have opened an investigation into online sales of relics said to belong to Blessed Carlo Acutis, soon to be canonized as the Church’s first millennial saint. The inquiry by the Perugia Public Prosecutor’s Office began after Bishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi filed a formal complaint over an online auction that involved alleged relics of Acutis, including a lock of his hair. The relic reportedly attracted bids of over $2,000…