Meeting with Antonia Salzano Acutis, mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis
Secretary General Michele Capasso, accompanied by Rosalba Rotondo, former headmistress of the Istituto Comprensivo di Scampia Alpi-Levi-Acutis, took part in the meeting with Antonia Salzano Acutis, mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis, curated by Father Enzo Fortunato (director of communication of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican and in charge of World Children's Day).
"Carlo has enriched me and made me realise,‘ said Father Fortunato, that pain can become 'meaning and significance' in order to better orient everyone's life".
"Carlo left us at the age of 15 from fulminant leukaemia. He dedicated his short but intense life totally to caring for others and to prayer. At his funeral, the church was packed. Moved by the loss of a friend, there were many immigrants and homeless people, for whom he had bought sleeping bags with his savings. At home, they called him the alien, because for his young age, he was different, dedicating all the time he had to the religious community," said Michele Capasso.
"When I lost my father,’ confessed mother Antonia, ‘it was a great lack, when I lost Carlo I felt the lack of my guide. Carlo changed me".
And in the years that followed, many were the signs of goodness sown by Carlo, who was recognised as the author of miracles. Among his great passions was information technology, which he used to spread and bear witness to his faith through the creation of websites, thus bringing many of his peers closer together. The remains of Carlo Acutis, who will be proclaimed Blessed in 2020, rest today in Assisi, in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Sanctuary of the Undressing of Saint Francis.
Carlo Acutis will be canonised by Pope Francis in the Jubilee Year 2025 and will be an example for many young people to live life to the full, on the road, together, for others, for the common good.
Scouts sitting on the floor, children standing with curious eyes, many adults in the cathedral of Scala, to listen to Father Enzo Fortunato's dialogue with mother Antonia: this is the paradigm of the evangelisation of the 15-year-old boy who put his extraordinary IT skills at the service of the Church and who today lives on in the miracles and unceasing witness of his mother.
On this occasion, Michele Capasso agreed with Mother Antonia on an interview for the book ‘United States of the World’ and on how to inaugurate the chapel dedicated to Carlo at the Museum of Peace in Naples.
Father Enzo Fortunato and Bishop Orazio Soricelli recalled the salient moments in arriving at the ‘United States of the World’.
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- VIDEO
- TGR CAMPANIA
- INTERVIEW ANTONIA ACUTIS
- THE DESIGNATION OF CARLO ACUTIS AS AMBASSADOR SUM
- OSUM
