France, April 13 -- With huge turnouts across France at Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Lent, Christian influencers are being credited with bringing young people back to church, with their explanatory videos and practical advice shared on social media attracting a new generation in search of spirituality.

"What's the Bible?" "How do you pray the rosary?" "How do you get closer to God?"

On TikTok, 19-year-old Valentina - AKA Jesusuperfan - has posted countless videos talking about Christianity. With 17,000 subscribers, she describes herself as a "Catholic on a mission".

A practising Christian since 2021, she noticed that at that time there were very few videos on social media about religion. So she decided to "talk about Jesus ...