A planned pilgrimage to Italy took a detour when Pope Francis passed away, but it didn’t stop a local group from witnessing the physical and spiritual beauty of the Church. A group from St. Gregory the Great Parish in Williamsville planned a pilgrimage to Italy to witness the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, scheduled to […]
She’s back to help students at fictional Holy Family School work their way through daily situations by sharing relevant stories of saints. “Sister Justine’s Saint Tales,” a diocesan-produced online audio play series that features voice talents of real local Catholic school students, returns for a third season of episodes this month, with the first new […]
She prayed for a miracle. What she received was understanding. Kathy and Dave Yoder named their first child Matthew, meaning “gift from God.” The irony was the very bright boy leaned on science over faith. He chose Thomas as his confirmation name, as an ode to “Doubting Thomas,” the disciple who refused to believe Jesus […]
Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, paving the way for him to become the first Millennial saint. The Italian computer-coding teenager who died of cancer in 2006 is known for his great devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The recognition of the second […]
Oct. 12 marks the feast day of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a millennial-generation teenager who chronicled an extensive online database of eucharistic miracles throughout history. St. Gregory the Great Church in Williamsville celebrated the feast day by opening a four-day exhibition of Blessed Carlo’s work and the display of a relic within its sanctuary. During a […]
The works of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Cyber Apostle of the Holy Eucharist, is coming to St. Gregory the Great Parish. The Williamsville parish will hold an exhibition of Blessed Carlo’s life’s work and display a relic for veneration. Blessed Carlo died of leukemia at the age of 15 in 2006. This millennial was known […]
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & Diocesan Shrine in Bowmansville has been hosting an exhibit of Blessed Carlo Acutis, known as the Cyber Apostle of the Holy Eucharist. Just 15 when he passed away in 2006, the English-born Italian was known for documenting Eucharistic miracles and the approved Marian apparitions and cataloging them on his […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has been presented with a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis by Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino in Italy. Blessed Carlo Acutis was an Italian teenager who used technology to spread devotion to the Eucharist before his death at age 15 from leukemia […]
