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Pilgrims in Italy flock to tomb of first millennial saint / 398F9T2
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Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days, the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen soon to become the first millennial saint. Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, will be canonised in a mass at the Vatican on April 27. Dubbed "God's Influencer" or the "Cyber Apostle", he spent much of his short life spreading the Catholic faith online. In death, he is drawing a new generation of pilgrims to his resting place. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES