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London-born Italian, who died in 2006, built websites to spread Catholic teaching and is credited with two miraclesPope Leo XIV has declared the London-born Italian Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 age 15, the Catholic church’s first millennial saint during an open-air mass in a packed St Peter’s Square.Carlo, who died of leukaemia, built websites to spread Catholic teaching, earning him the nickname “God’s influencer”. He was canonised alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, another young Catholic activist, who died a century ago. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/pope-leo-xiv-declares-15-year-old-computer-whiz-carlo-acutis-gods-influencer-saint Author : Angela Giuffrida in Rome and agencies Publish date : 2025-09-07 10:30:00

New home secretary Shabana Mahmood expected to to say asylum seekers will be moved from hotels to barracksJohn Healey is being interviewed by the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. He touches on Angela Rayner’s resignation and what her departure means for government.As a reminder, Rayner, who as housing secretary underpaid about £40,000 stamp duty on her seaside flat, stepped down after breaching the ministerial code over her tax arrangements.Our government will miss Angela Rayner. She has not been a victim, she’s under a lot of pressure … she’s been an inspiration to many, particularly to working class women.She’s been a very effective

Inspectorate issues summons after water supply infected 140 people with diarrhoea-type disease in Brixham last yearSouth West Water is being taken to court over a parasite that infected the water supply in parts of Devon last summer and left dozens sick.More than 140 people were confirmed to have the diarrhoea-type disease, which also causes stomach pains and vomiting, typically lasting for about two weeks. Four people were hospitalised at the time. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/07/south-west-water-taken-to-court-over-cryptosporidium-outbreak-in-devon Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2025-09-07 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

City and suburbs pull local events tied to Mexican Independence Day on 16 SeptemberDonald Trump’s plan to deploy national guard troops and federal immigration agents to Chicago is already having an impact on the city’s Mexican community.Organizers have canceled several local events tied to Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on 16 September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/06/chicago-mexican-independence-day-trump Author : Eric Berger and Siri Chilukuri in Chicago Publish date : 2025-09-07 02:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.