The True Story of Venerable Don Carlo Gnocchi, an Italian priest who labored heroically... The powerful Epic film depicts the life of Father Carlo Gnocchi, an Italian priest who labored heroically to the wounded and dying soldiers during World War II, and to victims of the war on the home front. While teaching students at thee Gonzaga Institute in Milan, Fr.Gnocchi volunteered to be the military chaplin on the war front. After witnessing the horrors of the war, helping many suffering soldiers, andniraculously escaping death, he returned to start a foundation for the many children who were victims of the war.