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Authorities Investigate €2,000 Sale of Blessed Acutis Relics

3/28/2025

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Italian authorities are probing the online auction of supposed relics belonging to Blessed Carlo Acutis, set for canonization on April 27, 2025. A lock of his hair fetched €2,000, prompting Bishop Domenico Sorrentino to raise alarms over authenticity and potential fraud, as canon law strictly forbids the sale of relics.

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Italian authorities are probing the online auction of supposed relics belonging to Blessed Carlo Acutis, set for canonization on April 27, 2025. A lock of his hair fetched €2,000, prompting Bishop Domenico Sorrentino to raise alarms over authenticity and potential fraud, as canon law strictly forbids the sale of relics.