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A half-million young Catholics invade Rome, awaiting Pope Leo XIV at Holy Year youth festival

ROME, ITALY, AUG 2 – Pope Leo XIV urged prayer for peace amid global conflicts during a vigil attended by up to one million young Catholics at the Jubilee of Youth in Rome.

  • Pope Leo XIV led the closing vigil and Mass in Rome’s Tor Vergata on Saturday, August 2, 2025, with up to a million young believers expected, marking the event’s climax.
  • The Jubilee of Youth event invited Catholics aged 18 to 35, with more than 146 countries represented as thousands flooded Rome this week.
  • Pope Leo XIV greeted journalists from Vatican Radio, Vatican News and L’Osservatore Romano at a new station under the colonnade and thanked outlets broadcasting in over 55 languages.
  • Hundreds of thousands flooded a vast field on Rome’s outskirts Saturday for Pope Leo XIV’s first youth encounter with a vigil and Mass, organizers said.
  • Many young pilgrims voiced a desire to hear the Vatican’s stance on climate change, wars and economic inequalities, amid economic uncertainty and rising climate anxiety among under-30s, the Vatican praised youths from Ukraine and Syria and called them to pray for peace.
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This Saturday, Leon XIV faced his first challenge before a crowd, when he presided over a prayer vigil with a million young people in Tor Vergata, Rome. Almost three months after his election as Pope, he headed the central event of the Youth Jubilee, which will conclude this Sunday with a field mass.Since his arrival, the atmosphere was euphoria. Leo XIV toured the venue in his papamobile, greeted for half an hour and showed himself relaxed. Ami…

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In Rome, Pope Leo XIV held his largest public appearance ever. Over a million young Christians gathered for the event. Some even slept outside to secure a good spot.

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Impressive "presence" from the new generation in the eastern outskirts of Rome for the vigil of the Youth Jubilee - They welcomed the first American pontiff with cheers - His message

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