US EditionPope Leo XIV tells 1 million Catholic youths that they are ‘the sign a different world is possible’
METROPOLITAN CITY OF ROME, LAZIO, AUG 3 – Pope Leo XIV urged over 1 million young Catholics from 146 countries to foster peace through dialogue and faith during the Jubilee of Youth, part of the 2025 Holy Year.
- Pope Leo XIV addressed over a million Catholic youths, stating they are 'the sign that a different world is possible.'
- He encouraged the youth to spread their faith and enthusiasm upon returning to their home countries.
- Pope Leo criticized political leaders with an 'exclusionary mindset' and called for unity and peace.
- He expressed solidarity with young people in conflict areas, including Gaza and Ukraine.
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'God Is Waiting To Transform Your Life,' Pope Says During Closing Mass for Jubilee of Youth
by Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) – The fullness of life depends on how much one joyfully welcomes and shares in life while also living with a constant yearning for those things that only come from God, Pope Leo XIV told young people. “Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less. You will then see the light of the Gospel growing every day, in you and around you,” he said in his homily during Mass concluding the Jubilee …
Pope Leo XIV, at the end of the Youth Jubilee Mass held yesterday in Tor Vergata, on the outskirts of Rome, had a special memory towards those “whose land is bloodied by wars. We are with the teenagers of Gaza, with the youth of Ukraine,” he said. Vatican News said that this celebration called for more than a million people, some 7,000 priests and more than 450 bishops from 146 countries.
Pope's 'Jubilee of Youth' ends with mass for 1m pilgrims
Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world. "Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less," Pope Leo told the crowd. The week-long "Jubilee of Youth" — a highlight of the Jubilee holy year — was an enormous undertaking for the Vatican, with a half a million young pilgrims in Rome for mo…
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