A fire severely damaged the 17th-century Bernaga Monastery outside of Milan in northern Italy, forcing 21 cloistered nuns to flee the blaze.
The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. on November 11 as the nuns were watching a live television stream of Pope Leo XIV’s prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter's.
The women all escaped without harm, but the monastery, which was built in 1628, was nearly destroyed.
Ambrosian nuns saved a relic of St. Carlo Acutis.
Author's summary: Fire damages historic Italian monastery.