Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter with the next generation of faithful that they are

Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into Tor Vergata on the outskirts of Rome on Saturday (August 2) for the final stretch of the Jubilee of Youth, a two-day gathering set to feature Pope Leo in two landmark appearances.

The Vatican estimates that more than one million young people from 146 countries gathered for Pope Leo’s largest mass since he was elected in May. In his homily, the Pope gave an encouraging message of hope to young crowd.