The body of Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, is pictured at the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 3, 2020. The Italian teen, who had a great love for the Eucharist, was beatified Oct. 10, 2020 in Assisi. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
On October 10, 2020, at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, a remarkable young man was raised to the altars. Blessed Carlo Acutis lived a short life born May 3, 1991, he died at the age of 15 on October 12, 2006 but during that time he gained a reputation for incredible holiness. He also helped spread devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, particularly through a website he developed to chronicle Eucharistic miracles throughout the world.
2. Lawmakers put designs on spending North Dakota s $8.4B savings account
The North Dakota House of Representatives meets in the state Capitol on Feb. 11, 2021. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
North Dakota lawmakers have laid out a blueprint for divvying up earnings from the state s $8.4 billion oil tax savings account in future budget cycles.
With the clock running out on the biennial legislative session,
both chambers of the state Legislature passed a freshly amended House Bill 1380 on Thursday, April 29, after sorting out several differences on the complicated legislation. The proposal will now go to Gov. Doug Burgum, whose spokesman declined to comment on whether the Republican will sign it.
Vatican City, Apr 29, 2021 / 06:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis offered his condolences Thursday after South Korean Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk died at the age of 89.
The cardinal served as a bishop for more than 50 years in Korean dioceses, including 14 years as acting archbishop of Seoul and apostolic administrator of Pyongyang.
He is remembered for his passion for evangelization, pro-life advocacy, knowledge of canon law, service to the poor, and efforts to bring peace and unification to the Korean peninsula.
Cardinal Cheong died on the night of April 27 in St. Mary’s Hospital, where he had been receiving medical care since February. His body is being kept in a glass coffin in Seoul’s Myeongdong Cathedral until his funeral on May 1.
Event is free and open to public 6:00 am, Apr. 29, 2021 ×
According to the Catholic Church, people with a variety of afflictions have experienced healing after attending expositions of sacred relics. Special to The Forum
FARGO A collection of more than 150 religious relics some of them said to be 2,000 years old will be the centerpiece of a public event set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, at the Cathedral of St. Mary in downtown Fargo.
The exposition of sacred relics and an educational session that will be part of the event are free and open to the public.
Among items in the Vatican s traveling collection will be relics of St. Joseph, St. Maria Goretti, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Faustina Kowalska.