Le corps de Carlo Acutis est exposé au Sanctuaire de la Spoliation ringing church bells echoed through the streets of Assisi to celebrate Pope Francis’ announcement during the general audience that Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonized as a saint on April 27 The young boy’s tomb is located in Assisi’s Sanctuary of the Renunciation “Assisi rejoices at this important news that allows us to head toward the day of the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis with all the enthusiasm and good preparation necessary,” said Domenico Sorrentino Archbishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino and of Foligno in a press release published on November 20 “I feel that this is a moment of grace for our Church The Church and especially young people feel that Carlo is a ray of light Clare in whose footsteps he came to sanctify himself and now rests.”  to be a smile of God and a magnet of holiness for young people,” the Archbishop continued thanks especially to the Lord because with Carlo he is doing great things.” “We share our joy with [Carlo’s] dad Andrea It is beautiful that Carlo points to the family as a path to holiness,” he concluded.  a computer enthusiast who used his skills for evangelization He was proclaimed venerable just 12 years after his death after a miracle was attributed to his intercession his body was transferred to Assisi in response to his desire to be close to the figure of St In May 23, 2024, Pope Francis accepted a decree attributing a second miracle to Carlo’s intercession Pope Francis announced that two young Italian blesseds whose canonization dates were eagerly awaited are going to be made saints in 2025 : Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) will be proclaimed a saint in front of thousands of other young people during the Jubilee of Youth in Rome from July 28 to August 3 The exact date is not yet confirmed but it is thought to be Sunday who devoted his life to serving the poor before dying at the age of 24 of polio Although a second miracle is usually necessary for a blessed to be recognized a saint for Frassati it seems Pope Francis okayed his canonization next summer before a decree has been officially published recognizing another miracle attributed to him Articles like these are sponsored free for every Catholic through the support of generous readers just like you Please make a tax-deductible donation today Help us continue to bring the Gospel to people everywhere through uplifting Catholic news Pope Francis has reappointed Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino the bishop of the Italian Dioceses of Assisi–Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino and sustainable economy promoters under 35 is inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi and aims to foster an economy of peace with a “human face.” the Pope addressed the other members of the Economy of Francesco's Organizing Committee including economist Luigino Bruni and Francesca di Maolo The reappointment reaffirms Archbishop Sorrentino’s role in coordinating the project's organizational guidelines in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Pope Francis emphasized the special connection with the Church that has hosted the Economy of Francesco since its inception “Considering the bond that has been created with the particular Church that has hosted the Economy of Francesco initiative from the beginning,” read the Pope’s letter “I therefore entrust the entire project to the pastoral care of the Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino he may provide for everything necessary to give it the due legal status The same ordinary will have oversight of the Economy of Francesco in accordance with canon law.” The Pope specified that the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development will continue to assist the movement in issues related to “the Pontifical Magisterium and the Social Doctrine of the Church.” Pope Francis also acknowledged the involvement of active young people from various global regions in shaping the organizational and governance aspects of the initiative “I therefore ask you to interpret what the youth are dreaming and carrying forward,” he urged the Committee Expressing his gratitude for the work of the Committee members the Pope imparted his blessing and asked for prayers Archbishop Sorrentino responded to the Pope’s letter by expressing gratitude for his trust in the movement and the Organizing Committee’s work which sees many young people around the world engaged with enthusiasm and competence can have the success it deserves for the integral renewal of the economy in the name of solidarity Thank you for reading our article. 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Just click here Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St chats with the Most Rev. Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino.          Patrons learn the story of the efforts of Assisi citizens to protect Jews from the German occupation of Italy from 1943 to 1944.          with retired Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn Rabbi Manes Kogan from Hillcrest Jewish Center Founder and President of the Pave the Way Foundation The Most Rev. Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino in Italy with the relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis 2022The efforts of citizens of a small city in Italy to save potential victims of the Holocaust were celebrated in a unique presentation at St 1943–44 recalls the heroism of the citizens of the Umbrian city in saving Jews from potential deportation to Nazi death camps Convents and other religious communities offered refuge to 300 Jews who remained hidden there until false identity documents could be manufactured allowing them to pass amid the German occupiers The exhibit was presented by the Pave the Way Foundation and educational exchanges between major religions hoping to facilitate goodwill and a spirit of trust John’s University at a time when the world is witnessing an exodus of refugees from Ukraine amid hostilities with Russia The Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino in Italy who spoke of the citizens’ “courage to do what was right “This initiative recalls a great page of light that shone in a dark period of history but also tells the world that good can—and must—triumph over evil,” Archbishop Sorrentino said Museum of Memory is a walk-through exhibit that features videos published and unpublished documents from the Holocaust era John’s was a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis who was born in London to Italian parents in 1991 and beatified in 2020 following his death from leukemia at age 15 Pope Francis confirmed a miracle attributed to Mr Roman Catholic University founded in 1870 by the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentians) John’s University also has campuses and locations in Staten Island and Manhattan John’s University is comprised of six colleges including the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Tobin College of Business (including the Maurice R the University has 1,410 full-time and part-time faculty and 4,206 graduate students who come from 48 states and 118 countries John's offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs For more information, contact St. John's University's Office of Media Relations at 718-990-1621; [email protected] St. John’s University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, actual or potential parental, family, or marital status, pregnancy and related conditions, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, [email protected] has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies The Dutchman delivered a ferocious kick in the finale to claim victory while Van Aert might have paid for the effort made to bring back a late attack from Zdenek Stybar (Deceuninck-QuickStep) Stybar went off the front via a clever manoeuvre from Deceuninck-QuickStep Perhaps anticipating that he would not be a match for Van der Poel and Van Aert on a finishing incline less severe than yesterday Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) slowed his pace while second in the line behind Stybar in the final kilometre allowing the Czech rider a gap of several bike-lengths but could not match Van der Poel’s speed when he opened his sprint and for a second successive stage had to settle for second place Talking about Deceuninck-QuickStep’s ploy Van der Poel explained how “Wout [van Aert] immediately reacted to it and after such a long stage it hurt.  that’s why I was a bit frustrated with myself yesterday when I made a mistake I’m really glad to win today’s stage.”  His victory came after his Alpecin-Fenix team had done much of the work earlier in the stage to bring back the day’s five-man breakaway after the rest of the peloton showed little intent to do so.  With Jumbo-Visma apparently intent on saving energy presumably in order to be fresher when defending Van Aert’s overall lead on tomorrow’s decisive mountain top finish a game of poker played out in the peloton as no team wanted to commit themselves.  and did much of the work so that the catch was made within the final three kilometres.  Van der Poel was grateful to his teammates for the work they put in especially after the team did an amazing job today to close the gap to the first group.” Following Van Aert’s bunch sprint win on the opening stage and Alaphilippe’s uphill victory yesterday today’s result means that all of the 'Big Three' have now won a stage at this year’s Tirreno-Adriatico The bonus seconds picked up at the line also mean they now hold all three podium positions on the GC with Van Aert leading Van der Poel by four seconds and Alaphilippe a further six seconds adrift when the riders will showdown on the race’s only mountain top finish.  Despite missing out on the stage win yesterday Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) retained his lead at the top of the overall classification as well as being a top favourite again for the stage the onus was on his Jumbo-Visma team to make the chase in the peloton the five-man break that formed at the start of the day featuring Mark Padun (Bahrain-Victorious) Guillaume Boivin (Israel Start-Up Nation) and Niki Terpstra (Total Direct Energie) was given a large amount of leeway by Jumbo-Visma stretching their lead to a bigger and bigger advantage until it had reached over nine minutes by the half-way point as teams moved to the front to secure a good position and not get caught out in any potential crosswinds.  Upon reaching these exposed roads at around 100km to go the peloton looked like it might break into pieces at any moment particularly Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) but not before the gap had almost halved to around five and a half minutes.  The slow-down allowed the small groups that had been shed out the back to return to the peloton But one dropped rider unable to return was Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) the gap to the breakaway began to gradually come down again after Alpecin-Fenix put one rider along with Jumbo-Visma on the day’s only categorised climb (the Poggio della Croce) was enough to bring it down to 3:30 by the summit The impetus again went out of the chase after cresting the climb as no team showed any interest in bringing the break After a significant slow-down that allowed several riders with just 60km left to bring them back.  With the break now far from guaranteed to be caught Alpecin-Fenix at last took it upon themselves to set the pace but once Deceuninck-QuickStep joined them at the front the deficit began to fall at a sufficient rate for the catch to be made did the necessary work to bring the break back.  who was fourth overall and was wearing the white jersey as best young rider in the race suffered a mechanical within the final 20km.  the five men in the breakaway continued to commit and work well together They only began to break up with 11km to go when first Ludvigsson and then Bais struggled with the pace on an uphill drag and were dropped That trio still had a lead of over 20 seconds with 5km to ride just under 3km away from the finish.  There was a significant crash towards the front of the bunch  3.5km from the finish None of the stage favourites or GC contenders appeared to be involved.  With the catch made and the uphill drag to the finish approaching the likes of Jumbo-Visma and Deceuninck-QuickStep contested for the best position at the front Deceuninck-QuickStep won the battle and took control under the 1km to go banner shortly after which Stybar made the ploy that nearly caught Van der Poel and Van Aert out Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance writer based in Bristol and has covered cycling professionally as a freelancer since 2013 He is the author of The World of the Tour de France Outside of cycling he is a passionate cinephile At the end of September a great celebration is held in Gualdo Tadino where the inhabitants of the Four Gates compete for the ancient Palio (the winner of the games) in honour of Saint Michael the Archangel will take place on the last weekend of the month and will culminate with the most important day being Sunday September 29 The Giochi de le Porte are a historical re-enactment that is held every year and lasts three days during which the city recreates a suggestive medieval atmosphere and relives the ancient Palio di San Michele Arcangelo (the Games of Saint Michael the Archangel) The games involve the participation of the districts of the four gates: San Benedetto The event revisits the tradition of ancient equestrian games that were typically held in celebration of the patron saint The modern day event began in 1970 when the first edition took place as a happenstance The seven years thereafter were spent creating and organising the entire event more extensively and in 1978 the present-day Games of the Gates were established The 2019 edition will be held over three days from September 27 to 29 On Friday the 27th there will be the opening of the taverns and the flag throwers performance On Saturday there will be the historical parade The parade involves about one hundred characters in historical costume walking through the streets of the city representing trades where the winner is the first to pass the post of the circuit of the historical centre The second race on the other hand consists in hitting a target on a ceramic plate depicting the heart of a witch with a sling shot The third is an archery competition and the fourth is bareback donkey race At the end of the four games the Palio is awarded The Giochi de le Porte is also when a whole series of other events and initiatives held during the rest of the year are presented bringing life to the city making this main event engaging and creating a buzz for the events held during the rest of the year For more information and updates www.giochideleporte.it Reserve directly through the Hotel to receive the Best rate or special benefits Direct contact: you’re booking an experience and not just a room On the occasion of the retrospective exhibition Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) curated by Giovanni Agosti that can be visited until May 22 to Jan the Region of Umbria’s Tourism Department and the Chamber of Commerce of Umbria recounted the link between the architect-designer andUmbria and presented the region’s summer tourism offerings with a calendar full of events and appointments to welcome all kinds of travelers: the Festival of the Two Worlds in September with the “Weekend” edition-the Festival of Nations among the main ones: the “Umbria that rocks,” in the historic center of Perugia July 3 to 7; the “Orvieto Sound Festival,” in the town of the same name July 25 to 28; and “Suoni Controvento,” a performing arts festival of the highest level located between the Rocca Maggiore in Assisi But summer is also a time to rediscover traditions Foligno’s Giostra della Quintana is one example a historical reenactment that can be visited from June 14 to Sept a competition among the 10 districts to vie for the palio.In Bevagna The entire village is immersed in the Middle Ages and ancient crafts the result of a careful historiographical analysis the most spectacular of the many Infiorate that take place in Umbria recognized for quality and appreciated worldwide 5 to 11 in Nocera Umbria is the scene of the Palio dei quartieri The city is divided in two: the Porta Santa Croce neighborhood will re-enact the 19th century while the Borgo San Martino neighborhood will be transformed into a medieval town folk festivals and markets.” But the Middle Ages which characterize the prevailing image of Umbrian towns are discussed during the festival held in Gubbio Sept Film enthusiasts can go to Montone where the Umbria Film Festival will be held from July 10 to ’14 there will be the new edition of “Umbria Cinema,” a festival that its artistic director Paolo Genovese calls “Pop.” Then “Sentieri e Sapori del Cinema” is born: Umbrian wineries and oil mills come alive with film screenings and tastings of the region’s excellent wine and oil products under the artistic direction of the Network of Umbrian Film Festivals This is a project that aims at the seasonal adjustment and promotion of food wine and oil productions and the promotion of places other than the most common traditional tourist routes the National Gallery of Umbria plays a key role The program for 2024 is full of events: on June 15 fourteen state cultural places in Umbria will be the protagonists of "The Thin Line of Umbria." This is a widespread exhibition in which national institutes will collaborate with ten museums included in the regional circuit and other local entities for a dialogue with contemporary art Other events include an exhibition on Klimt At the National Gallery of Umbria comes the Austrian painter’s masterpiece directly from GNAM in Rome “Not Everything is Gold...,” curated by Alessandra Mammì will enrich the Sala Podiani with some of the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria’s gilded masterpieces in dialogue with works by great masters of contemporary art on the occasion of the thirty-seventh edition of Todi Festival Mark di Suvero ’s creative contribution is expected with a solo exhibition in the Sala delle Pietre del Palazzo del Popolo entitled “Space Time”; a series of recent and intriguing paintings made with fluorescent paints which refer to his energetic and enveloping sculptural spaces that are always open to unpredictable readings and disposed to confrontation with the outside world the exhibition “BURRI: Tempere 1947-1990” can be visited at the Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco to celebrate the anniversary of the Maestro’s birth The exhibition event presents more than one hundred works Contemporary art also in Assisi where until Oct 6 at the Rocca Maggiore is the exhibition “Listening to the Flight of Birds” by Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa produced by Opera Laboratori in collaboration with Galleria Continua 25 to 28 is "Seed,“ an international festival dedicated to architecture urban planning and the changes sweeping through our cities and territories organized by the Guglielmo Giordano Foundation and the National Institute of Architecture ecological and technological imbalances and because of a general political instability the theme chosen for the 4th edition of the event invites guests to confront the infinite possible ”Balances" that each one seeks in its own field to respond to sometimes conflicting needs and interests Dolan kisses a reliquary containing a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis after receiving it from Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino Cardinal Dolan accepted the reliquary on behalf of the U.S bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis The committee is spearheading a three-year eucharistic revival for the U.S and Catholics will have opportunities to venerate the relic as part of the revival NEW YORK (CNS) -– Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi Dolan with a first-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis for the U.S Catholic Church’s three-year National Eucharistic Revival that begins June 19 and culminates with the National Eucharistic Congress in 2024 Cardinal Dolan received the relic April 7 on behalf of the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops and the USCCB’s Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis which is spearheading the eucharistic revival The relic’s presentation followed adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and an evening Mass at St according to an April 8 news release from the USCCB an Italian teen who died of leukemia in 2006 and was beatified in 2020 is entombed in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi The 15-year-old’s use of technology to spread devotion to the Eucharist prompted Pope Francis to hail him as a role model for young people today He is the patron of the first year of the eucharistic revival bishops approved during their fall general session in November in Baltimore the membrane that surrounded and protected his heart “Blessed Carlo Acutis intercedes for us and shows us the way through his living relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist,” said a letter read to the congregation before Archbishop Sorrentino presented the reliquary to Cardinal Dolan “Blessed Carlo tells us: ‘The more we receive the Eucharist so that on this earth we will have a foretaste of heaven.’ Such a promise can only fill all who venerate the relic with hope and joy,” it said who accompanied Archbishop Sorrentino on the relic tour The priest is director of international relations for the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino presented a reliquary containing a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis to New York Cardinal Timothy M was the main celebrant of the Mass with Archbishop Sorrentino and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph A This is what the Eucharist is,” Archbishop Sorrentino told the congregation at St The Mass and presentation of the relic came on the fourth day of the archbishop’s five-day U.S He began his trip April 4 in the Diocese of Rockville Centre Anthony’s High School in South Huntington Other stops included the Diocese of Brooklyn where he led a diocesan youth and young adult Holy Hour at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Astoria and a high school rally at Holy Family Church in Flushing The relic tour was organized in response to a request by the USCCB for U.S Catholics to have an opportunity to venerate a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis “the inspiring millennial witness of the Eucharist as our ‘highway to heaven,'” as the letter read at Mass at St The relic tour also coincided with a New York exhibit Assisi 1943-1944,” which recognizes lifesaving actions taken by clergy and citizens of Assisi to protect Jewish refugees during the Holocaust founder and curator of the Museum of Memory also accompanied Archbishop Sorrentino on the relic trip Archbishop Sorrentino spoke during a panel discussion on the church’s efforts to protect Jewish refugees in Assisi during the Holocaust the panel’s other participants included Archbishop Gabriele Caccia the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations and retired Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn presented a reliquary containing a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis to Cardinal Dolan The next-to-last stop of the Archbishop Sorrentino’s relic tour was mid-afternoon April 8 at St where Archbishop Sorrentino celebrated Mass He was welcomed to the church by Franciscan Thomas Gallagher The archbishop’s last stop before departing the U.S In a statement released ahead of his visit to the New York metropolitan area Archbishop Sorrentino said: “It is a joy for me to carry this relic from Assisi where Blessed Carlo said he felt ‘happiest of all.'” The teen’s remains lie in the Assisi church’s Sanctuary of Renunciation stripped himself of everything to follow Jesus,” the archbishop said “My prayer is that the presence of Blessed Carlo’s relic stir a desire within our American brothers and sisters as chosen by Blessed Carlo in our own times and St Blessed Acutis centered his life on the Eucharist to grow in his relationship with Jesus “The more we receive the Eucharist,” he would say “the more we will become like Jesus.” He strove to attend daily Mass and spend time in eucharistic adoration believing that “when we get in front of Jesus in the Eucharist (Editor’s Note: More about the U.S. Catholic Church’s National Eucharistic Revival can be found at https://eucharisticrevival.org.) CONTACT | LEGAL | PRIVACY © Copyright 2024 Catholic Communications Corporation Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) 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 fifteen from leukemia in 2006 He offered his sufferings for the Church and for the Holy Father and Pope Francis has called him a role model for young people He was beatified in 2020 and is one of the intercessors for the national Eucharistic Revival a multi-year initiative by the bishops of the United States to reinvigorate devotion in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist Archbishop Sorrentino presented Blessed Carlo’s pericardium to the bishops’ conference for the Eucharistic Revival were joined by Archbishop Sorrentino for Mass and adoration of the blessed sacrament at St The men and women who make their living working on the seas include merchants port personnel and many others in the maritime industry.. nine in ten men who will be ordained to the priesthood this year were encouraged to consider this vocation by someone in their life Upon the news from the Holy See announcing the passing of Pope Francis on April 21 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy ©2025 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Made possible by funding from    Calendar   |   Contact Us VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the first “millennial” to become a saint In a meeting May 23 with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro prefect of the Dicastery for Saints’ Causes the pope signed decrees advancing the sainthood causes of Blessed Acutis The Vatican announced May 23 that the pope had signed the decrees and that he would convene a consistory to set a date for the canonization of Acutis and other future saints: Blesseds Giuseppe Allamano; Marie-Léonie Paradis of Québec Canada; Elena Guerra; and eight Franciscan friars and three Maronite laymen who were martyred in Damascus Blessed Acutis was born and baptized in London to Italian parents in 1991 for his Jesuit-run high school and for the Pontifical Academy “Cultorum Martyrum,” according to the saints’ dicastery He also used his computer skills to create an online database of Eucharistic miracles around the world He volunteered at a church-run soup kitchen, helped the poor in his neighborhood, assisted children struggling with their homework, played saxophone, soccer and videogames, and loved making videos with his dogs and cats, according to carloacutis.com the website dedicated to his cause for canonization that’s my life plan,” he wrote when he was 7 years old “The Eucharist is the highway to heaven,” he wrote “but when they sit before Eucharistic Jesus he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia and died Oct “I’m happy to die because I’ve lived my life without wasting even a minute of it doing things that wouldn’t have pleased God,” according to carloacutis.com His mortal remains were moved to the municipal cemetery in Assisi in 2007 to fulfill his wish to be in the city of St Then his remains were moved to the Shrine of the Renunciation at the Church of St black jeans and an athletic warmup jacket — clothes he was used to wearing every day In February 2020, the pope formally recognized a miracle attributed to Acutis’ intercession and in October that year, the teen was beatified during a Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis. An estimated 117,000 pilgrims visited the teen’s tomb in just the first year after his beatification, the Diocese of Assisi said the day before his feast day, Oct. 12, 2021. The two miracles attributed to the intercession of the teen involved alleged miraculous recoveries for a young boy in Brazil in 2013 and a young woman in Florence in 2022. The miracle Pope Francis recognized May 23 that paves the way for the blessed’s canonization involved a young woman who was born in Costa Rica in 2001 and moved to Florence in 2018 to study. The woman fell from her bicycle at 4 a.m. July 2, 2022, and suffered a serious head injury, according to the dicastery website. Even after emergency surgery removing part of her skull to reduce severe intracranial pressure, doctors warned her family she could die at any moment. An associate of the young woman’s mother began praying to Blessed Acutis the same day, and the mother went to Assisi and prayed at the blessed’s tomb July 8 — the same day the young woman began to breathe on her own again. She slowly recovered basic mobility and a CT scan showed the hemorrhage was gone. After a period of rehabilitation therapy and a complete recovery, she and her mother visited his tomb Sept. 2. Pope Francis has urged young people to learn about Blessed Acutis, who “did a great deal of good things,” despite his short life. “Above all, he was impassioned by Jesus; and since he was very good at getting around on the internet, he used it in the service of the Gospel, spreading love for prayer, the witness of faith and charity toward others,” the pope told young Italians Jan. 29. “Prayer, witness and charity” were the hallmarks of Blessed Acutis’ life and should be a key part of the life of every Christian, he said. Choose from news (Monday), leisure (Thursday) or worship (Saturday) — or get all three! rewritten or otherwise distributed including by such means as framing or other digital copying and/or distribution methods leisure (Thursday) or worship (Saturday) — or get all three No, Thanks Italy (AP) — The classics riders are dominating the weeklong Tirreno-Adriatico race Mathieu van der Poel claimed the third stage on Friday with an authoritative sprint to follow up on wins from Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe on the opening two days the Dutch champion who won the Strade Bianche race on Saturday edged Van Aert and Davide Ballerini at the end of the undulating 219-kilometer (136-mile) route from Monticiano to Gualdo Tadino required nearly 5 1/2 hours to complete the race’s longest stage “It was a really hard sprint after a long stage,” Van der Poel said Van der Poel then celebrated by crossing his arms as he sat upright on his bike He said he copied the pose from a MotoGP rider “We found it on Instagram and I promised my teammates that I would try to replicate it,” Van der Poel said Van Aert is four seconds ahead of Van der Poel He’ll be expected to contend in Stage 4 on Saturday a 148-kilometer (92-mile) leg from Terni to Prati Di Tivo that finishes with a major climb and is considered the race’s toughest test it would be very difficult for me to retain the leader’s jersey tomorrow,” Van Aert said “This situation is completely new for me My team is very strong and we saved some energy today “I’ll be hanging on as long as possible I’ll try to not lose too much time when I’ll get dropped by the climbers and we’ll figure out tomorrow evening if I can still compete for the overall victory.” The sea-to-sea race ends on Tuesday with an individual time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The tomb of Carlo Acutis a 15-year-old Italian teenager who used his computer programming skills to spread devotion to the Eucharist was opened for veneration before his beatification in Assisi A statement released by the Diocese of Assisi Oct 1 said the tomb will remain open for veneration until Oct Acutis’ beatification Mass will be held Oct The opening of the tomb was followed by a Mass presided by Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi The diocesan statement quoted Antonia Salzano as saying she was “overjoyed that Carlo’s tomb has finally been opened” and that those who have been touched by the young teen’s life “will be able to see him and venerate him in a stronger and more engaging way.” “We hope that through the exposition of Carlo’s body the faithful will be able to raise with more fervor and faith their prayers to God who hope and love for him and for our brothers and sisters just as Carlo did in his earthly life,” she said Photos of the remains of the soon-to-be-beatified teen revealed he was buried in jeans and a simple track suit jacket — the attire he was accustomed to wearing and what is seen in many of the photos taken of him during his life Acutis was an average teen with an above-average knack for computers He put that knowledge to use by creating an online database of eucharistic miracles around the world “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”) Pope Francis said Acutis was a role model for young people today who are often tempted by the traps of “self-absorption “Carlo was well-aware that the whole apparatus of communications advertising and social networking can be used to lull us to make us addicted to consumerism and buying the latest thing on the market caught up in negativity,” the pope wrote “Yet he knew how to use the new communications technology to transmit the Gospel to communicate values and beauty,” he said Copyright © 2020 Catholic News Service/U.S  Print Catholic Review Media communicates the Gospel and its impact on people’s lives in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and beyond Catholic Review Media provides intergenerational communications that inform inspire and engage Catholics and all of good will in the mission of Christ through diverse forms of media Catholic Media Assocation Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association The Associated Church Press Bahrain-Victorious holds off Jonathan Milan in Gualdo Tadino a rugged 225-kilometre trek between Volterra and Gualdo Tadino with stage 2 winner Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceunink) one of the fallers within sight of the line Second on the draggy uphill rise to the finish was Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) with Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B) in third.  After a pronounced acceleration by EF Education-EasyPost on the one classified climb of the day shrinking the bunch to some 80 riders and denting a lot of riders ambitions.  Even as the slope reared again in the closing kilometres Philipsen remained stubbornly close to the front but a crash on a sweeping left-hand bend left him on the ground and out of contention.  Bahrain’s first WorldTour win of the season came after he swept past Vauquelin and remained unaware of around six riders falling in two separate incidents just behind.  Milan did his utmost to regain contact in the closing metres only for the German sprinter to maintain a painfully narrow but sufficient gap at the line it was pretty much on the limit for me,” Bauhaus the winner of Tirreno’s last stage in 2022 I’m super happy to have my first win this year.” Stage 1 winner Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) maintained his overall lead for a third day although Milan’s third place saw him take four seconds back on the Spaniard and oust Ayuso from the overall lead in the points ranking as well A very chilly start to the day in Volterra greeted the riders with gusts of snow and freezing rain dampening the startline atmosphere But that didn’t stop Jan Stöckli (Corratec-Vini-Fantini) from quickly making a move for the second day running and he was joined in the break by Samuele Zoccarato  (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè.)  The duo’s gap yawned open to over 11 minutes at a maximum notably more than the highwater mark of five minutes conceded to the more powerful four-man break of the day on stage 2 even the two Italians’ bigger advantage could not stop the gap from slowly curling downwards again as the stage moved into its second Neither of the two breakaways bothered to waste any energy fighting it out at the stage’s one intermediate sprint with Neilsen Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) snatching the final second on offer for third place dropping back to the bunch with 80 kilometres to go Race leader Ayuso seemed to handle the pace without excessive difficulty and as Carapaz roared over the summit in first place pre-race GC favourite Vingegaard slotted into fourth in the line - as if to remind the unsettled strung-out bunch that he remained very much part of the overall game The peloton swelled notably on the fast descent only for EF Education to reopen the throttle on the draggy final climb to the finish Yet the sight of Jasper Philipsen taking off his rain jacket at the end of a line of three more Alpecin-Deceunink riders as they edged to the front on the lefthand side of the road Alpecin’s determined bid to keep any late attackers from going clear succeeded completely and although Israel-Premier Tech made it even harder at the front in the last kilometre with Philipsen sitting on wheel five of the line it was clear who remained the reference point Philipsen moved up again in the last 500 metres to fall and skid at speed into the barriers on the lefthand curve giving Bauhaus an even clearer run home and his first victory of the season.  is slightly shorter than Tuesday’s stage with one key defining element early on being the toughest ascent in the race so far though such a major ascent may see a large break go from the gun there’s no telling whether the lumpy second half will be hilly enough to keep the sprinters from getting their third chance of victory at Tirreno-Adriatico in four days Results powered by FirstCycling Alasdair FotheringhamSocial Links NavigationAlasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991 He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain he has also written for The Independent,  The Guardian,  ProCycling The relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis that traveled through Ireland in June is back in the Emerald Isle for the second stint of a pilgrimage that will see the relic eventually visit all 26 Irish dioceses.  Aleteia previously reported that the relic is a piece of Blessed Carlo Acutis’ pericardium the fibrous membrane that encloses the heart and blood vessels as it is an actual piece of the beatus' body this time the relic will be in Ireland from September 13 - 18 and will visit four dioceses before returning to the Sanctuary of the Renunciation an Italian church where Blessed Carlo Acutis’ remains are housed and displayed Carlo Acutis will be on display for veneration in the Cathedral Churches of Derry (September 14) and Dromore (September 17) the International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine of Knock in the Archdiocese of Tuam (September 15) Ann’s Church in the Diocese of Elphin for the Abide Eucharistic Conference (September 16) who will accompany the relic through Ireland "We are happy that a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis can reach four more Dioceses in Ireland because we are convinced is an example and a help to the Church and to the many young people who are seeking points of reference to grasp the beauty of faith” the relic visited the Irish Archdiocese of Armagh and the Diocese of Down and Connor where it was on display for several days and drew crowds who wished to pray before it Afterward it traveled to World Youth Day in Lisbon where it was venerated by young people who turned out in droves for the first beatified Millennial.  DonegalLive notes that this visit to Ireland will also launch a new book Blessed Carlo Acutis: Light the Flame of Faith It also reported that the pilgrimage of Bl Carlo Acutis’ relic will continue every three months until it has visited every diocese in Ireland Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Mathieu van der Poel sprinted past Wout van Aert to win stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico to net his third road victory of 2021 Dutch champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) surfed the wheels of rival Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and then unleashed an explosive sprint to win Friday’s stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico into Gualdo Tadino The sprint victory brings van der Poel his third road victory of 2021. On Thursday, van der Poel finished a close second to Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) in a tight sprint I was a bit frustrated about myself about my mistake yesterday and I wanted to make it right today,” van der Poel said at the finish especially after the team did an amazing job today to close the gap to the first group.” Van Aert finished second place to defend his overall lead in the general classification The thrilling finish came at the tail end of a hilly 219km day that saw a major pileup with 3km to go take out a handful of contenders. Cameras caught sight of an Astana rider overlapping wheels in the bunch and hitting the deck — the ensuing pileup took down multiple riders, including Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) and Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) The stage finished with a slight uphill ramp before the finish and Deceuninck-Quick-Step launched the decisive move inside 1km to go Czech rider and Alaphilippe’s teammate Zdeněk Štybar attacked off the front and grabbed a sizable gap and the acceleration forced van Aert to close the gap himself Van Aert’s surge drew out van der Poel and Sergio Higuita (EF Education-Nippo) van der Poel was able to come around his longtime rival “Wout immediately reacted to it otherwise it could have been dangerous,” van der Poel said about the move “I think I just made the right decision to follow It was a really hard sprint and it went uphill a bit A five-man break of Mark Padun (Bahrain-Victorious) and Niki Terpstra (Total Direct Énergie) escaped but was kept under watch when they topped nine minutes’ advantage by Alpecin-Fenix Neither Deceuninck-Quick-Step nor Jumbo-Visma showed interest in taking up the chase Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) abandoned the race suffering from digestive issues With more than two hours and nearly 110km of racing remaining this gap posed a threat and so van der Poel started to do the work to bring back the escapees Nearly 20km later — with about 80km to go — over the only climb the gap to the break has been reduced to three-and-one-half-minutes the gap was extended to nearly six minutes Deceuninck-Quick-Step did come to the front to help Alpecin-Fenix with the chase to continue on for the following 50km Ludvigsson and Bais cracked on a slight uptilt in the road leaving Terpstra and the other two to try to fight to the end and the peloton was just 20 seconds back of the remains of the break when Jumbo-Visma and Deceuninck-Quick-Step were organized on the front The crash near the front at 3.5km disrupted the bunch Former cyclocross world champion Štybar riding in support of Alaphilippe launched his final attack and was chased by the other ‘cross kings van Aert and van der Poel but I think I did the right thing by waiting,” said van der Poel This pace gave opportunity to van der Poel who surfed wheels and closed the final 200m with a massive kick distancing himself from Alaphilippe and van Aert “I was surprised by the move by Alaphilippe “But if I still wanted the victory I had to react and unfortunately I took Mathieu on my wheel which was at that point a waste of energy.” Tadej Pogačar finished 10th on the stage and took over the white jersey for best young rider “I’m happy for the white jersey,” said Pogačar Results provided by ProCyclingStats A relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis is heading back to Ireland where it will continue a tour of the Emerald Isle that has been ongoing since June and will see the relic visit all 26 Irish dioceses The upcoming leg of the tour runs to November 27 and will see the relic visit three more locations The relic in question is a piece of Blessed Carlo Acutis’ pericardium as it is an actual piece of the beatus’ body Carlo Acutis is located at Assisi’s Sanctuary of the Renunciation where many of his relics are housed as well Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of the Italian Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino said of the relic’s Irish tour:  "What a blessing it is for the pericardium heart relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis to be welcomed in the Archdiocese of Dublin A press release listed the locations that Bl with the presence of Archbishop Dermot Farrell (25-26 November) In June, the relic visited the Irish Archdiocese of Armagh and the Diocese of Down and Connor, before it made an appearance at World Youth Day. In September the relic returned to Ireland where it was displayed for veneration at four more parishes The relic’s tour of all 26 Irish dioceses is expected to continue well into 2024 Yates picked up three more seconds on the defending champion Tom Dumoulin by taking bonuses from the intermediate sprint, but his Mitchelton-Scott team-mate Esteban Chaves lost second place overall and dropped out of the top 10 in a blow for the team. Read moreYates now leads by 41 seconds from the Dutchman Dumoulin with Thibaut Pinot of Groupama-FDJ in third at 46sec and the home hopeful Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) a minute off the lead What was expected to be a quiet transition stage – over the longest distance of the entire Giro at 244km – turned into a frantic day of racing after Chaves was dropped on the category-two climb which opened the day’s racing With Quick-Step Floors’ star sprinter and overall points leader Elia Viviani the race split into two as several teams in the peloton worked together to distance them With 90km left the second group gave up the chase and attention turned to the front where Yates nipped ahead of Pinot to take the three bonus seconds from the intermediate sprint A series of attacks began late in the day with stage honours on the line and as the tension increased Dumoulin was caught in a small crash with the Team Sunweb man needing a bike change before chasing back on As the attacks petered out the Slovenian Mohoric of Bahrain-Merida stayed clear alongside AG2R La Mondiale’s Nico Denz and had enough to hold off the German at the line Mohoric finished 34sec ahead of the main bunch which led by the Irish sprinter Sam Bennett of Bora-Hansgrohe Matej Mohoric of Bahrain-Merida holds off AG2R’s Nico Denz in a two-man sprint for the line Photograph: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPAChris Froome finished safely in the pack and moves up to 10th in the general classification still two-and-a-half minutes adrift of Yates in the race for the pink jersey Stage 11 on Wednesday will be another lumpy one covering 156km and three categorised climbs between Assisi and Osimo 1 Matej Mohoric (Svn) Bahrain-Merida 6hr 4min 52sec; 2 Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale at same time; 3 Sam Bennett (Ire) Bora-Hansgrohe at 34sec; 4 Enrico Battaglin (It) LottoNL-Jumbo; 5 Davide Ballerini (It) Androni-Sidermec; 6 Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha; 7 Francesco Gavazzi (It) Androni-Sidermec; 8 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo; 9 Gianluca Brambilla (It) Trek-Segafredo; 10 José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha all at same time 1 Simon Yates (GB) Mitchelton-Scott 43hr 42min 38sec; 2 Tom Dumoulin (Neth) Sunweb at 41 sec; 3 Thibaut Pinot (Fr) Groupama-FDJ at 46sec; 4 Domenico Pozzovivo (It) Bahrain-Merida at 1min 0sec; 5 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar at 1min 23sec; 6 George Bennett (NZ) LottoNL-Jumbo at 1min 36sec; 7 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing at 2min 8sec; 8 Pello Bilbao (Sp) Astana at same time; 9 Michael Woods (Can) Education First-Drapac at 2min 28sec; 10 Chris Froome (GB) Sky at 2min 30sec Mathieu van der Poel achieved his goal of a stage win in this years Tirreno-Adriatico with victory on stage 3 the Dutch champion beat race leader Wout van Aert and Davide Ballerini on the uphill finish the Dutch champion beat Wout van Aert and Davide Ballerini on the uphill finish the peloton headed from the Tuscan village of Monticiano to Gualdo Tadino in Umbria Niki Terpstra was in the early breakaway with Davide Bais Tobias Ludvigsson and Guillaume Boivin and a little later Mark Padun Ludvigsson and Padun were the best placed riders at the front During the undulating opening phase of the race the breakaway’s lead quickly increased to more than eight minutes after 70 kilometres Van Aert’s teammates set the pace in the peloton the peloton suddenly started to react to the breakaway’s big lead The team of Arkéa Samsic increased the pace and this caused the large peloton to be stretched reducing the gap with the leading group to six minutes During the agression out on the road to bring the breakaway back Tirreno-Adriatico said goodbye to Caleb Ewan second on the opening stage and carrier of the maglia ciclamino had fallen behind and then got into the team car Robert Gesink (Jumbo Visma) put in a lot of effort on the climb and brought the peloton to within 3:28 of the breakaway did not want to do all the dirty work on its own so the breakaway’s lead quickly ran back out to six minutes which states that a peloton takes a minute out of a breakaway every ten kilometers the large group still had a chance of catching them but the five at the front had a nice margin Alpecin-Fenix ​​and Deceuninck-Quick-Step then took up the chase and the gap was soon tumbling the difference remained stable between thirty seconds and the minute the last gap was closed by the teams of the strong men and the run-up to the final sprint could really begin The “big three” Mathieu van der Poel Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe were all close to each other Zdenek Stybar emerged at the head of the peloton The World Champion slowed down on purpose with 800 meters to go allowing the former Czech national champion to pull clear and put 30 meters between him and the group That prompted a move from other riders such as race leader Wout Van Aert who closed the gap with Van der Poel on his wheel The Dutchman then waited for the right moment to take the victory Mathieu’s father Adrie also won a stage in Tirreno-Adriatico Mathieu van der Poel: On today’s stage the Dutch champion wanted to take revenge after he was not well positioned in the final sprint yesterday “I was really happy when I crossed the line,” said Van der Poel after his victory especially after the team had worked great to close the gap to the leading group.” Zdeněk Štybar opened the sprint after which Julian Alaphilippe let a gap open to his teammate Wout van Aert had to chase and took the Dutch champion with him on his wheel It was important that Wout responded immediately I think I made the right decision by following Van der Poel said in advance that he was coming to Tirreno-Adriatico to win a stage “I really wanted to win a stage and that’s why I was so frustrated yesterday after making a mistake So I am extra happy that I took the victory today I hope that I can now maintain this form until the Belgian classics ” Wout van Aert: “It took a lot of strength to get Stybar back It was a bad race situation to sprint for the win with Mathieu in my wheel I had the feeling there was more to it if I hadn’t had to put in a maximum effort sooner a second place and again extra bonification seconds is a good result I think the people at home are the big winners They have been treated to a high level race between the absolute world-class riders over the past few days.” An important test awaits Van Aert tomorrow with an eye on the general classification “It will be a tough task to defend the leader’s jersey I’m going to try to hang on to it for as long as possible and if I get dropped we will know more about the possibilities for a good position in the GC It would be beyond all expectations if I can keep the jersey Tomorrow night we will assess our possibilities and see what else is possible.” Greg van Avermaet (AG2R): “It was a tough day It was nervous all day and we had to drive fast ” I still had to make a little effort myself to start the last kilometer well Julian Alaphilippe dropped a gap for his teammate Zdeněk Štybar because I lost a few places to start my sprint Christophe Laporte (Cofidis): “It was a fast and quite difficult day,” said Laporte “At the foot of the final climb I was able to keep myself in position Guillaume attacked because the pace dropped a bit and others started from behind I hoped Roglič would weaken a bit after his effort “But now that I’m second after Roglič Davide Ballerini (Quickstep) “It was an intense final and I was in Julian’s wheel when he left a hole that allowed Styby to take his chance,” said Ballerini “Unfortunately the others were on their toes and caught up with him we were held up slightly by another rider and we had to slow down which is a good result given the circumstances We still have four stages to go and still want to achieve good results” Tadeji Pogačar (UAE): “I am happy to be able to start tomorrow wearing the white I’ll be looking for a good result: 20 seconds separate me from the top of the standings we will see in Prati di Tivo if it is a small or substantial margin I’m feeling good but today was a hard long day in cold temperatures so the focus now is on recovery ” Send your results as well as club, team & event news here Powered by WordPress. 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