CREST HILL, Ill. - As two suburban parishes combine, they will rename the new church after the first millennial saint, St. Carlos Acutis.

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St. Anne and St. Ambrose parishes in Crest Hill, Ill. became one church in June 2024 due to restructuring efforts by the Diocese of Joliet. They have operated under the dual name since the merger, but on Thursday announced that their new name will be St. Carlos Acutis Parish. The church will hold a renaming mass on Oct. 21 and 6 p.m, at 1711 Burry Circle in Crest Hill.

St. Carlos Acutis was canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7. Acutis died at the age of 15 in 2006 after a battle with leukemia. His feast day is October 12. The millennial saint was born in London to Italian parents and settled in Milan. He developed a website cataloging

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