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A patron saint of the internet? The pope is on it
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 28, 2020 09:14am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Tom Kington |
| News Date | Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
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The good news for anyone praying for a little less online vitriol or a much faster internet connection is that the Vatican is on the case.
Showing that it has one foot in the 21st century, the ancient institution is backing a 15-year-old computer whiz to become the first patron saint of the internet.
Carlo Acutis, an Italian schoolboy who helped spread Roman Catholic teaching online before he died of leukemia in 2006, is the perfect candidate to become the protector of web surfers, said Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the head of the Vatican’s saint-making department. |
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