Visit of Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis St Patrick’s Catholic Church Corduff. Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th September. Blessed Carlo Acutis was beatified in 2020 by Pope Francis and will be canonised in 2025

Blessed Carlo Acutis was born in London to Italian parents, but grew up in Milan, Italy, where his family relocated when he was just a child. From a young age, he displayed an extraordinary devotion to his Catholic faith. He attended Mass daily, regularly receiving the sacraments. He was known for centering his life on the Eucharist. “Always to be united with Jesus,” he would say, “this is my programme of life.”

Carlo set up a website documenting Eucharistic miracles, and is now considered a patron saint of the internet. On October 10, 2020, he was beatified by Pope Francis, becoming the first millennial to be declared ‘Blessed’ by the Catholic Church. It was said at the time that his beatification highlighted “the significance of his witness, particularly for the younger generation, demonstrating that holiness is attainable even in our modern world”.