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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maroosha Muzaffar

Carlo Acutis: London-born boy set to be named first millennial saint by Pope Francis

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A London-born teenager who died of leukaemia in 2006 is set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, after Pope Francis formally recognised a second miracle attributed to Carlo Acutis.

The late teenager, who moved with his family to Milan in Italy when he was a child, is known as the patron saint of the internet among Roman Catholics and has been referred to as “God’s influencer”.

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