Overview

• Carlo Acutis was declared a saint on September 7, 2025, in a large ceremony in St. Peter’s Square presided over by Pope León XIV.
• The Catholic Church introduced an official prayer for invoking Saint Carlo, and his liturgical memorial is set for October 12.
• Assisi’s diocesan office reports more than 2,500 officially numbered relics distributed worldwide as devotion expands.
• In La Falda (Córdoba), the Santísimo Sacramento parish enthroned a lock of hair and clothing of the new saint and was previously designated a eucharistic sanctuary.
• The Archdiocese of Córdoba scheduled a youth pilgrimage to the La Falda sanctuary for November 23, 2025, while Mendoza is building what local authorities say will be the first chapel dedicated to him, begun in June with completion targeted for late 2027.