US EditionRelic of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint stolen from Venezuelan parish
The relic, a third-degree cloth touched by Acutis, vanished two days after his canonization, prompting police investigation amid concerns over its religious and monetary value.
- A small, circular third-degree relic of Carlo Acutis was stolen from Santo Domingo de Guzmán parish in Mérida, Venezuela, reported on September 9, 2025.
- The theft occurred two days after Pope Leo XIV canonized Acutis as the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint on September 7, 2025.
- Adrián García, who leads the youth group dedicated to Carlo Acutis, confirmed on Friday that the relic remains missing and that there have been no new updates.
- Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer expert nicknamed "God's Influencer," died of leukemia in 2006 and was declared blessed in 2020 before his canonization.
- The loss of the relic highlights ongoing challenges in protecting sacred objects, while García expressed faith that it will reappear.
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Relic of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint is stolen from Venezuelan parish
A relic of Carlo Acutis, who was declared the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint last week, was stolen from a parish in western Venezuela, the coordinator of a youth group devoted to the man known as “God’s Influencer” confirmed Friday.
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As organized religions struggle to remain relevant in this increasing secular world, they must find ways to expand their numbers without alienating their base. It seems that in his short reign, the new American pope of the Roman Catholic Church has managed to do both. In declaring a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz the Church’s first millennial saint, Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV has given the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model wh…
Relic of millennial saint Carlo Acutis stolen from Venezuelan parish
CARACAS, Venezuela — A relic of Carlo Acutis, who was declared the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint last week, was stolen from a parish in western Venezuela, the coordinator of a youth group devoted to the man known as “God’s Influencer” confirmed Friday. The disappearance of the relic – a small, circular piece of cloth – was reported on Sept. 9 by staff at the Santo Domingo de Guzmán parish in Cardenal Quintero municipality in Mérida st…
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Relic of the Catholic Church's first millennial saint stolen from Venezuelan parish
A relic of Carlo Acutis was stolen from a parish in western Venezuela, the coordinator of a youth group devoted to the man known as “God’s Influencer” has confirmed.
The devotion to St. Carlo Acutis was shaken only a few days after being canonized by Pope Leo XIV. This, after reporting the theft of a relic of the so-called “millennial saint” in the parish of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, in the Merida state, in Venezuela. According to ecclesiastical authorities, it was a third-degree relic, a piece of cloth that had been in contact with the saint, sheltered in a glass reliquary. Authorities began an investigation…
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