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Italian mother recalls her son, soon to be beatified

September 25, 2020

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CWN Editor's Note: The mother of Venerable Carlo Acutis (1991-2006), who will be beatified in Assisi in October, shared memories of her son, 14 years after he died of leukemia.

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Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Martyr, & His Companions, Martyrs

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes (1869-1927). Christopher was joined in martyrdom by twenty-one diocesan priests and three devout laymen, all members of the Cristeros movement, who rose up in rebellion against the anti-Catholic Mexican government during the 1920s. Having erected…

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