Cardinal Parolin on St. Carlo Acutis: Many ‘Touched by His Smile’ When They See His Photo

Cardinal Pietro Parolin greets the parents of St. Carlo Acutis, Antonia and Andrea Acutis, before Mass at the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, on Oct. 12, 2025.

‘Carlo is a new pearl of this city of saints and a great gift for the Church: May his witness bear abundant fruits of holiness among young people,’ the cardinal said at a feast-day Mass attended by the parents of the first millennial saint.

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