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 6 – Pope Leo XIV urged over 1 million young pilgrims from 146 countries to be signs of hope and peace amid global conflicts during the Jubilee of Youth Mass, Vatican said.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV presided over the final Mass at Tor Vergata in Rome, where over one million youths heard him call them `the sign that a different world is possible`.
- As part of the Holy Year Jubilee announced during World Youth Day in Lisbon, the Church planned weeklong events including turning Circus Maximus into an open-air confessional.
- At Saturday's event, organisers confirmed 800,000 attended and most spent the night in tents, sleeping bags, or mats before Sunday's mass.
- Leo said, `We are closer than ever to young people who suffer the most serious evils which are caused by other human beings`, after two young people who had made the pilgrimage to Rome died, one reportedly from cardiac arrest.
- Looking ahead, Pope Leo XIV invited young people to attend World Youth Day on Aug. 3-8, 2027, in Seoul, South Korea, urging hope and faith.
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Pope Leo XIV is most favorably viewed global leader in new Gallup poll
Pope Leo XIV, the American-born pontiff who spent most of his ministry in Peru before rising to the Vatican, is the most favorably viewed public figure among 14 US and global leaders in a new Gallup poll released Tuesday, August 5.
New Gallup poll finds Pope Leo XIV ranks most favorable among 14 figures making headlines
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 5, 2025 / 14:46 pm (CNA). Results of a new Gallup poll reveal that Americans have a much more favora... [...]
New Gallup Poll Finds Pope Leo XIV Ranks Most Favorable Among 14 Figures Making Headlines
Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3, 2025. Pope Leo had an overall net-favorable score of 46, well ahead of the other most favorable leads including Zelenskyy, who had an 18-point net score.
Pope Leo Most Favorably Viewed
Gallup: “Among 14 prominent U.S. and global figures, Pope Leo XIV has the most positive image by far, with many more Americans viewing him favorably than unfavorably. His 57% favorable rating and 11% unfavorable rating result in a +46 net-favorable score, far ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (+18) and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (+11).”
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