US EditionSong legend Michael Bublé meets Leo XIV, takes requests
Michael Bublé will perform songs personally requested by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican's Concert with the Poor, which reserves 3,000 seats for vulnerable people.
- On Friday, Canadian singer Michael Bublé met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican and accepted song requests from the pope ahead of the Dec. 6 Concert with the Poor.
- The Concert with the Poor was launched under Pope Francis to serve vulnerable people, reserving 3,000 seats in the Paul VI Audience Hall for homeless, migrants, detainees, and those in distress.
- Bublé said he was overwhelmed meeting the pope and offered a few bars of Ave Maria at a Vatican briefing; organizers named Marco Frisina and the Nova Opera Orchestra, with dinner and `comfort items` for the needy.
- Bublé framed the event as a teaching moment for his four children, while Vatican Media will livestream the Dec. 6 concert and Pope Leo XIV will attend the 2025 edition.
- Pope Leo XIV framed sacred song as an elevation of the soul, while Michael Bublé said his platform spreads kindness, hope and love guided by faith during the Advent season's Concert with the Poor.
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I will perform all the songs requested by the Pope who has a very good taste. I sung only once; I feel very honoured. It is with this statement, which combines the enthusiasm of the international star with the solemnity of the occasion, that Michael Bublé presented the most awaited event in the Vatican. The Canadian singer will be the protagonist of the Concerto with the Poor, an appointment that has come to his sixth edition, which will be atte…
Song legend Michael Bublé meets Leo XIV, takes requests
Pop icon Michael Bublé said he was “overwhelmed” in meeting Pope Leo XIV on Friday in the Vatican. The pontiff received the 50-year-old Canadian crooner and others slated to participate in the annual Vatican Christmas Concert with the Poor on Saturday, December 6. “The Concert with the Poor … is not just a performance by good artists or a simple musical review, however beautiful it may be, nor is it a moment of solidarity to settle our conscienc…
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Michael Bublé speaks at Vatican press conference before singing for Concert with the Poor
Singer Michael Bublé appeared at the Vatican on Friday to discuss his upcoming performance at the Concert with the Poor, an annual event dedicated to welcoming and honoring people facing hardship. The press conference, held at the Holy See Press Office, introduced the sixth edition of the concert and outlined what audiences can expect this weekend.
Michael Bublè to sing Schubert's Ave Maria for pope
Canadian crooner Michael Bublè said Friday he will sing Schubert's Ave Maria for Pope Leo XIV at a concert with the poor in the Vatican Saturday. "I will definitely sing Schubert's Ave Maria, and to be honest, it's been a long time since I've done it. (ANSA)
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Pope asks Michael Bublé and other artists to give their best for the poor
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV asked Canadian singer Michael Bublé and other artists to do their very best when performing a Christmas concert for the poor. The annual concert at the Vatican “is not merely a performance by talented artists or simply a musical event, beautiful as it may be, nor even a moment of solidarity to ease our conscience in the face of society’s injustices,” the pope told Bublé and the other artists Dec. 5. “I would lik…
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