#carlo-acutis

#carlo-acutis

"I always imagined the saints being ancient beings," Francesca told IndieWire. "When I found out there was a young boy who was alive while I've been alive, it was incredible to me. He was just a regular kid, he went to parties and enjoyed his time with his friends. But he used the internet in a very special way, an inspiring way. He used his platform for good - I think of him as the first influencer."

In a see-through safe carved into a wall behind the altar of a chapel in northern Rome lies a collection of relics of Carlo Acutis. These include a splinter from his wooden bed, a fragment of a jumper and a piece of the sheet used to cover him after his death. Locks of his hair are on display in other churches in the Italian capital and beyond.