CARLO ACUTIS: VIDEO GAMES, COMPUTERS AND A HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN!
Classroom jokes, websites and friends who needed a hand. Carlo was an ordinary boy with an extraordinary passion: sharing the Eucharist with everyone, online too.
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Before they were saints, they were people. With dreams, obstacles and brave choices.
PADRE PIO AND A MOUNTAIN TO MOVE — LITERALLY!
An earthquake, a war and rock to excavate. Yet in 1956 a 250-bed hospital opened on the Gargano for people who previously had to travel for treatment.
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FRANCIS: THE BOY WHO DREAMED OF BECOMING A KNIGHT!
War, imprisonment and an encounter that initially frightened him. Meet the man behind the familiar saint of Assisi.
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CLARE OF ASSISI: THE YES THAT CHANGED THE RULES!
A nighttime departure, a community of women and a choice defended for a lifetime. Clare knew what she wanted.
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ST RITA: BEFORE THE ROSES, PEACE TO WORK FOR!
The saint of impossible causes was first a daughter, wife, mother and widow in Roccaporena.
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ST THÉRÈSE: FIFTEEN, AND BRAVE ENOUGH TO SPEAK TO THE POPE!
Courageous and vulnerable, the girl from Lisieux found her path to heaven in the most ordinary days.
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SHE WAS AFRAID OF WATER. CABRINI CROSSED THE OCEAN.
You have opened that page three times already. The course starts next month, the application closes on Friday, the project even has a name. Then you reach the point where something actually needs doing, and close it all again. Perhaps tomorrow. When you feel more ready, calmer, better able to face what you do not yet know.
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MILAN NEEDED HELP. SAINT CHARLES SOLD A PRINCIPALITY.
You have almost finished sorting your wardrobe. Things you no longer wear go into the donation bag. But when you reach a jumper you still love, your hand stops. That is understandable. An interesting question begins there: how much of what we call generosity actually asks us to let something go?
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SAINTS, NOT PERFECT: THE NIGHT OF THE SAINTS FOR ANYONE FEELING OUT OF PLACE
The 31 October Night of the Saints in Milan and Pavia has ended. This article keeps the announced programme for teenagers—conversation, music and prayer—without claiming undocumented outcomes.
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ELIZABETH LOVED CHOPIN. AND SHE SOUGHT GOD.
The score is still there. Or perhaps it is a box of paints, a camera, the notebook you wrote in before every day became urgent. You look at it and think: when I have time. Meanwhile, time always seems to have somewhere else to go.
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SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES, THE SAINT WHO LEARNED FROM A BARBER
A cape around your shoulders, a mirror in front of you, that question someone asks while dividing your hair into sections: how are you? Sometimes you answer quickly. Other times, unexpectedly, you talk about the job worrying you, a celebration you are looking forward to, your mother who no longer wants to go out. A place you enter to have your hair done can become surprisingly familiar.
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All Saints’ Day: the Pope invites us to look up. And introduces a remarkable woman
At his audience on 28 October, Leo XIV looked ahead to All Saints’ Day and remembered Blessed Elżbieta Róża Czacka, whose faith took shape in caring for blind people.
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AUGUSTINE NEEDED HIS FRIENDS. DO YOU?
The message arrives as you are about to put your phone away: shall we meet on Saturday? You look at the calendar and think about the washing and that errand you postponed. Then you notice you are smiling. With some people, you do not need to plan anything special. Knowing they will be there is enough. Augustine knew that joy too, long before our WhatsApp groups.
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TERESA FOUND GOD AMONG THE POTS AND PANS. WHAT ABOUT US?
The sauce starts sticking just as the phone rings. There is a cup to move, something in the sink, bread you forgot to take out. You had thought of taking a moment to pray. You will do it afterwards, when everything is sorted. But afterwards keeps changing its appointment.
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Jude Thaddeus: wait, which Judas? And who is Simon?
On 28 October, the Church remembers two apostles we may know less well. A name to distinguish, a question put to Jesus and a story inviting us to look beyond labels.
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IGNATIUS LOOKED AT THE STARS. WHEN DID YOU LAST LOOK UP?
You step onto the balcony to bring in a top from the washing line. Your phone is still in your hand and you are thinking about the reply you need to send. Then, for a moment, you look up. A little sky shows between the rooftops. One light, perhaps two. You realise you have been coming out here for days without stopping.
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A shepherd boy, a woman called Luminosa and four more generous hearts: meet the new Venerables
Brother Daniele was a spiritual son of Padre Pio. Margarita carried joy even in her nickname. Six very different lives show us how tangible the Gospel can become.
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Lorenzo stopped to help others. Rome has never forgotten him
Scout leader, volunteer, student and friend to people living on the streets. On 6 November the diocesan inquiry in his beatification cause will open. His story began long before his final act of kindness.
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THAT PERSON GETS ON YOUR NERVES. THÉRÈSE KNEW THE FEELING.
Tiny sounds can suddenly seem to fill an entire room. A clicking pen. A teaspoon being stirred forever. A habit you recognise before the person beside you even begins. You tell yourself it is nothing. Meanwhile, you feel your irritation rising.
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THE JOB WAS GOING WELL. HE WASN’T SO SURE.
Everyone says you are good at it. They give you more responsibility and assume you will stay. Recognition feels lovely. Then comes the question you struggle to place: if this work suits me so well, why do I keep imagining myself somewhere else?
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HE HAD A CAREER. THEN A PRISON CELL CHANGED HIS LIFE
On October 23 the Church recalls Saint John of Capistrano. Giurista, then Franciscan: his turning point was born during his imprisonment. A vocation story, within a fifteenth century to be known without simplifying it.
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ZELIA MARTIN HAD A BUSINESS. LOUIS CHOSE TO HELP HER.
She ran a lace business. He left his business to work with her. A detail of the life of the parents of Saint Teresina who also speaks to our projects.
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FRASSATI WALKED. SOMEONE ELSE NEEDED THE TRAM MONEY.
A spare ticket became a real help. A detail of the life of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati questions us about the small choices we make with our money.
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EVEN A POPE TOOK HOLIDAYS. CAN YOU SWITCH OFF TOO?
The afternoon is free. You, though, are already looking for something to fix. John Paul II in the mountains leaves us a question about the time we give ourselves.
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SAINT PHILIP NERI: FAITH KNOWS HOW TO LAUGH TOO!
You can love God, take life seriously and have a great desire to laugh. With Philip Neri we enter a spirituality made also of friendship, encounters and game.
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DO I HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BECOME A SAINT?
The abrupt response, the program skipped, that feeling of never doing enough. St Francis de Sales accompanies us out of the race to be impeccable.
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MOTHER TERESA SMILED. INSIDE, THOUGH, SHE WAS WALKING THROUGH DARKNESS.
We know her beside the poorest. The sources for her beatification also describe spiritual suffering that remained hidden for many years.
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SAINT LUKE: THE GOSPEL THAT MAKES YOU FEEL WELCOME!
A father running towards his son. A stranger stopping to help. Luke’s Gospel makes room for people who need to begin again. Today too.
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SEVEN LETTERS ON THE ROAD AND THE COURAGE OF A LION: HELLO, IGNATIUS!
Travelling to Rome in chains, Ignatius of Antioch still found words to encourage others. His seven letters have survived to our day. The Church remembers him on 17 October.
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A HEART ON FIRE WITH LOVE! MARGARET MARY AND THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
You have probably seen that heart surrounded by thorns. Behind one of the most familiar images of Jesus is also the story of a French nun.
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Saint Carlo Acutis, 20 years on: Milan and his parish
12 October 2026 marked 20 years since Saint Carlo Acutis died. At 9 p.m. Archbishop Mario Delpini was scheduled to celebrate Mass in the Milan parish Carlo attended every day. Parish youth groups are celebrating with “Santi con Carlo” too.
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Saint Carlo Acutis: “We laughed too much”. From Saronno to Assisi
12 October 2026 marked twenty years since Saint Carlo Acutis died. In Saronno, a school friend remembered the boy behind the saint: laughter, computers and friends who needed a hand. In Assisi, celebrations honoured his memory.
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Carlo, twenty years later: the queue that never seems to end
From July 2025 to 1 October 2026, the Sanctuary of the Renunciation in Assisi counted over 1.7 million visits. The programme for the twentieth anniversary of Carlo’s death covered four days of celebrations, from 9 to 12 October.
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St Francis: eight hundred years, and a national holiday again
In 2026, we mark eight hundred years since Francis of Assisi’s death. From this year, 4 October is once again a national holiday in Italy.
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CARLO ACUTIS AT THE CINEMA: THE EVENT DATES HAVE ENDED, THE STORY REMAINS
Friends, family and previously unseen memories: Carlo Acutis. Il giovane santo was scheduled in Italian cinemas from 15 to 21 October. The event dates have ended; the film’s story remains here.
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CARLO ACUTIS, A SPECIAL SUNDAY: A MASS AND A SONG FOR HIM ON TV2000!
Sunday 11 October at 8.30am: Mass from Assisi, the Foria di Centola Polyphonic Choir and a song about Carlo’s friendship with Jesus.
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CARLO ACUTIS, TWENTY YEARS ON: THE 11 OCTOBER CANALE 5 BROADCAST FROM ASSISI
Sunday 11 October: Canale 5’s announced schedule included coverage from 9.40am. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was the announced celebrant at the 10am Mass, with Safiria Leccese reporting from Assisi.
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ST ANTHONY: MUCH MORE THAN LOST KEYS!
A journey gone wrong, a shipwreck and an unexpected talent. There’s plenty to discover before the familiar lily.
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ST JOSEPH: NOT A WORD, BUT SO MUCH ACTION!
Four dreams, a flight in the night and a family to protect. In the Gospels Joseph doesn’t speak: he acts.
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DON BOSCO: THAT COURTYARD NEEDED SOME NOISE!
Games, school, work and someone who knows your name. A new way of educating takes shape in nineteenth-century Turin.
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KAROL WOJTYŁA: WORKER, ACTOR… THEN POPE!
Underground theatre, factory work, journeys around the world and difficult encounters. Meet John Paul II before and beyond the crowds.
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ST BENEDICT: EVEN THE YOUNGEST GET A SAY!
Young brothers to hear, sick people to care for and guests arriving at all hours. Monastery life was anything but empty!
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ST MICHAEL: SWORD, WINGS AND A QUESTION FOR EVERYONE!
A dragon, scales and a name that asks a question. Recognise the archangel beyond his armour.
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ST CATHERINE: THE GIRL WHO WROTE TO POPES!
From Siena, with little formal education, she sent letters to popes and kings. This voice was impossible to ignore!
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ST TERESA OF ÁVILA: A CASTLE IN HER SOUL, A SUITCASE ALWAYS PACKED!
Writer, founder and tireless traveller. Teresa brings together quiet prayer and the hard work of building communities.
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ST MARIA GORETTI: FIRST OF ALL, A CHILD
Love, responsibility and faith. Maria’s story needs to be told gently, with her dignity always at its centre.
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ST GIANNA BERETTA MOLLA: A WHITE COAT, SKIS AND LOVE LETTERS!
Doctor, volunteer, sportswoman, wife and mother. Gianna’s life has many chapters: read them all before the last one.
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ST FAUSTINA: FROM THE CONVENT KITCHEN TO AN IMAGE THAT TRAVELLED THE WORLD!
A diary, two rays of light and everyday work. The story of Divine Mercy begins with a girl named Helena.
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ST BERNADETTE: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER LOURDES?
The grotto made her name famous around the world. But thirteen more years of her life await us in Nevers.
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All Saints’ Day: heaven is full of stories. There’s room for yours, too!
On 1 November we celebrate all the saints, including those whose names nobody knows. On 2 November we pray for the departed. Two neighbouring days inviting us to look at life with greater hope.
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