St. Carlo Acutis. / Credit: carloacutis.com
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 13, 2025 / 14:42 pm (CNA).
Afirethisweekendseverelydamagedthe17th-centuryBernagaMonasteryoutsideofMilaninnorthernItaly,forcing21cloisterednunstofleetheblaze.
Thefirebrokeoutaround7:30p.m.onOct.11asthenuns—partoftheAmbrosianhermitagesoftheOrderofSt.AmbroseadNemus—werewatchingalivetelevisionstreamofPopeLeoXIV’sprayervigilforpeaceinSt.Peter’sSquare.Thewomenallescapedwithoutharm,butthemonastery,whichwasbuiltin1628,wasnearlydestroyed.Ninefirefightingteamsintervenedtoputouttheblaze.
TheArchdioceseofMilanreportedthatthefiredestroyeddocuments,religiousartifacts,andthenuns’personalbelongings,thoughthereligioussistersmanagedtosavesome paintingsandarelicofSt.CarloAcutis,whoreceivedhisfirstholyCommunionatthemonasteryonJune16,1998.
ArchbishopMarioDelpiniofMilanexpressedhisclosenessandprayersfollowingthedisaster:“IknowthatthenunswillcontinuetoprayandthattrustinGodwillbethemostnecessaryencouragement.”
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