Millions of young Catholics flocked to the small central Italian town of Assisi to pay tribute to Carlo Acutis – the Italian teenager informally known as "God's Influencer." On Sunday, the 15-year-old will become the first millennial saint.
Dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a sweatshirt, with his hands clasped around a rosary, Acutis has generated a near rock star-like fame among young faithful the likes of which the Catholic Church hasn't seen in ages.
Those who can't make it in person can watch the comings and goings on a webcam pointed at his tomb, a level of internet accessibility not afforded even to popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica.
Who was Carlo Acutis?
Acutis was born on May 3, 1991, in London to a wealthy Italian family. They moved back to Milan soon after he was born, a