India Opens Its First Church Dedicated to St Carlo Acutis

India opens its first church dedicated to St Carlo Acutis

A Catholic church in Kerala, India, was dedicated to St. Carlo Acutis on the day of his canonization, marking a milestone as the country’s first church… The post India opens its first church dedicated to St Carlo Acutis appeared first on CatholicVote org.

The Catholic Church Has Its First Gamer Saint!

Nearly twenty years after his death, the teenager known as “God’s Influencer” has officially been canonized by the Catholic Church.   Carlos Acutis, who loved video games and spread the gospel online, has now been declared a saint. Acutis died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, but devoted his brief life to sharing the Catholic faith and helping the poor. The canonization ceremony took place in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, led by Pope L…

New church dedicated to St. Carlo Acutis - Deacon Greg Kandra

This might be the first in the world. From UCA News:   A Catholic Archdiocese in the southern Indian state of Kerala has consecrated a church dedicated to Carlo Acutis — the first in India, and perhaps the world — on the day the “millennial saint” was canonized by Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. The newly built church at Pallikkara in Ernakulam district was blessed by Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil on Sept. 7. It houses a relic (hair) of the En…