Tumut welcomes relic of the “Internet Saint”

Teenage saint of the internet age draws the crowds to Adelaide - The Southern Cross

Hundreds of people have already flocked to St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral to see, and spend some time with, the relic of the 21st century’s ‘Saint of the internet age’. The nationwide first-class pilgrim relic exhibition for Saint Carlo Acutis is now in Adelaide from 6-9 August, with the first two nights in the Adelaide CBD and then a day each in Payneham and Pooraka. Archbishop Patrick O’Regan spoke at length about Saint Carlo – who died from le…

Tumut welcomes relic of the “Internet Saint”

When the Archbishop rang and asked if the Administrator of the Tumut Mission would host a relic of the recently canonised St. Carlo Acutis, Father Joe Neonbasu jumped at the chance.   “It would be an honour and a privilege,” he said.  Fr Joe’s connection with the “patron saint of the internet” began in 2019 when he visited Assisi in Italy, where Acutis is buried.  At the time, the Italian teenager had not yet been beatified or canonised. That ch…