Pope Leo Moved to Tears at Lima Youth Vigil
- Pope Leo XIV led a youth vigil at Lima’s Estadio Nacional on Thursday, November 12, during his visit to Peru.
- Pope Leo told young people that friendship with Christ could help them discover their path in life and called them “the sign of hope.”
- The Pope is scheduled to travel to Chiclayo on November 13 and celebrate a Mass in Lima on November 16.
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elcorreoweb.es"Do not be content to live following what others expect of you. God has created you capable of realizing a good that no one else will be able to do exactly the same way." Leon XIV made a plea to Peruvian youth at night in Lima. "Be passionate about everything that is worth it. Cultivate talents. Discover the richness of your culture." The vigil of 50,000 attendees at the National Stadium closed a day of definitions that, the press says, promise …
Leo XIV to 52,000 young people in Lima: “Be passionate about everything worthwhile”
Pope Leo XIV met some 52,000 young people at Lima’s National Stadium on Thursday, according to El País, in the last event of his stay in the Peruvian capital before travelling to Chiclayo, the diocese he led as bishop. “Someone told me that Peru needs hope. You are the sign of hope,” he told them, to applause.
The exhortation: "Think of what you are most excited about, the people you love and the dreams for which you would be willing to fight," the denunciation of the machist mentality and the encounter with the victims of abuse.
Leon XIV Gathers 60,000 Young People in Peru and Points Out Them as "a Sign of Hope" for the Country
The Pontiff presided over a large vigil at the National Stadium in Lima, where he listened to the testimonies of several young people and encouraged them not to take part in the ...
The vigil with young people was the first major event of Leon XIV in Peru. In the stadium there were 60,000 people and, according to the Vatican, another 300,000 gathered nearby. In his message he spoke of passion, vocation and friendship.
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