‘Like Beyonce’: How ‘Rockstar’ Pope Leo XIV is energising Catholic youth
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Vast crowds steamed through Rome last September, to witness the historic canonization of The Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, 15-year-old Carlo Acutis.
Thousands of young people flocked to Vatican City to pay tribute to the British-Italian computer enthusiast, who used the internet to spread the word of Catholicism.
One year on, the canonization can be seen as a symbolic event, both of a church transitioning into a digital era and one that seeks to provide new role models for the young.
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Vast crowds steamed through Rome last September, to witness the historic canonization of The Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, 15-year-old Carlo Acutis.
Thousands of young people flocked to Vatican City to pay tribute to the British-Italian computer enthusiast, who used the internet to spread the word of Catholicism.
One year on, the canonization can be seen as a symbolic event, both of a church transitioning into a digital era and one that seeks to provide new role models for the young.