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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Greeting tens of thousands of visitors crowded in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV welcomed all the young people who arrived in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth.
Pope Leo XIV is calling for an immediate end to violence and the start of peace negotiations around the world. During his Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square, he urged global leaders to recognize the God-given dignity of every person — especially amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Syria, and Southeast Asia.
More than half a million young people from 146 countries are set to arrive July 28 for the start of the weeklong Jubilee of Youth, which will include a special Jubilee dedicated to Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers.