Fire guts historic Italian monastery with ties to 'millennial' saint | International

ROME, Oct 12, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A vast blaze has torn through the historicBernaga Monastery in northern Italy, the Italian fire service said Sunday,forcing the evacuation of 22 cloistered nuns. Founded in 1628, the monastery in La Valletta Brianza, near Milan, was whereCarlo Acutis, the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, took his FirstCommunion. The fire broke out Saturday and engulfed the entire building, according tonighttime images published by the firebrigade on X. The nuns were evacuated without injuries but many priceless artworks andartefacts were thought to be lost, according to Italian media reports. Marco Panzeri, mayor of La Valletta Brianza, told local media it was "adisaster, an immense, incalculable damage". The fire may have been caused...