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Millions believe this British boy has performed miracles since his death at just 15. Today, amid dark whispers about the Catholic Church's real intentions, Carlo Acutis will be anointed a saint

The legendary Francis is Assisi's biggest attraction no longer. His popularity has been surpassed by that of the new kid on the town's cobbled blocks: London-born Carlo Acutis

7 months ago

‘A signal of simplicity’: Pope Francis’s funeral will be his final humble gesture

One of pontiff’s last acts was to simplify papal rites, stripping away elaborate rituals and scaling back procession

  • Latest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis dies aged 88

When the late Pope Fra…

Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives

The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the way

In his first words from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis…

11 months ago

Assisi braces for visitor influx as Jubilee year for Catholics starts on Christmas Eve

Some in the small, medieval town famed for St Francis worry too many people will come because of ‘Millennial saint’ Carlo Acutis

Inside a souvenir shop in Assisi, the face of a boy with thick black cu…

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