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Canonization of Bl. Carlo Acutis postponed after Pope’s death

April 21, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: The Vatican has announced that the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis will be postponed because of the death of Pope Francis.

The canonization had been scheduled to take place on April 27, during a Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday, the date coinciding with the Jubilee for Teenagers.

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