Pope Leo XIV celebrated the concluding Mass for the Jubilee of Youth Aug. 3, in Rome’s Tor Vergata neighborhood on the outskirts of the city, marking the end of a week-long series of events.
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In a message of solidarity and peace, Pope Leo XIV said the Catholic Church stands with young people suffering in war-torn areas, including Gaza and Ukraine.
Jubilee of Youth: Pope Leo XIV Urges Youth To Find Hope, Friendship in Christ in Uncertain Times
Addressing an estimated 1 million young people, Pope Leo XIV urged them to forge genuine relationships rooted in Christ rather than ephemeral online connections that can reduce individuals to a commodity.
The Three Questions Young People Asked Pope Leo XIV — And His Answers
Pope Leo XIV addresses young people’s deepest questions on friendship, making life choices, and seeking goodness — offering faith as the foundation for true connection, courage, and hope in today’s uncertain world.
Young Teen’s Relics a Reminder for Pilgrims that Holiness ‘Is Not Impossible’
During the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, pilgrims gathered at San Marcello al Corso to venerate a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis — a modern teen whose life reminds young Catholics that sainthood is possible, even today.
Thousands Visit Blessed Frassati’s Remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth
Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for the visitors to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near Rome’s Pantheon, one afternoon during the Jubilee of Youth.
Pope Paves Way for St. John Henry Newman To Be Formally Named Doctor of the Church
St. John Henry Newman — the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, powerfully shaping religious thought in both faith traditions — will be named a doctor of the church by Pope Leo XIV.
For US Pilgrims, Jubilee of Youth Confirms Call to Holiness in Everyday Life
Thousands of U.S. teens gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, finding inspiration, community, and a renewed sense of mission through prayer and fellowship.
Festival of Digital Missionaries Celebrates Faithful Witness in the Digital Age
Rome’s Risorgimento Square was transformed into an outdoor concert venue July 29 to host a festival marking the close of the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers.
New ‘Bell of Hope’ Set to Ring on Nagasaki’s 80th Anniversary of Resilience
The St. Kateri Institute raised the money to craft a shiny new cathedral bell to replace the one lost in the 1945 atomic blast over Nagasaki, Japan. It, will ring for the first time Aug. 9 — the 80th anniversary of the attack.