Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrated a Mass marking the first liturgical memorial of St. Carlo Acutis, who was canonized by Pope Francis on October 10, 2020, but was referred to as Pope Leo XIV in the text.
Many when they see his picture are touched by his smile: Carlo spoke of Jesus above all with his radiant, luminous, and smiling face.
Parolin said this in his homily at the Mass, referencing St. Paul's exhortation: 'Rejoice in the Lord always'. The Mass was held at Mary Major Church in Assisi at the Shrine of the Renunciation.
St. Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 at the age of 15, rests in a glass case on the side of the nave of the church.
Author's summary: Cardinal Parolin honors St. Carlo Acutis.