Goa, Sept. 8 -- As the Catholic Church celebrated the canonisation of Carlo Acutis in Rome on Sunday, the relic of the teenager continued to attract worshippers at Holy Cross Church, Cavelos-sim, where it is presently placed for veneration.

Parishioners gathered in large numbers to pray before the life-sized stat-ue that houses a strand of Acutis' hair. The Rosary was recited and Parish Priest Fr Ubaldo Fernandes ad-dressed the faithful, calling the moment "an extraordi-nary blessing for the com-munity".

The relic, brought to Goa by the Capuchin friars, has been moving through par-ishes across the State. After

being displayed in Margao, Sinquerim and Guirim, it is now at Cavelossim before its next stop at Caranzalem. Alongside the vene...