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More than a million faithful to the closing mass of the Pope – Rome: more than million faithful
Young pilgrims from around the world were treated to an outdoor celebration of the Sovereign Pontiff on Sunday at the Vatican.
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Pope Léon XIV greets the faithful after leaving a mass in the Tor Vergata district of Rome. Similarly, during the youth jubilee on August 3, 2025.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor mass in Rome on Sunday in front of more than a million young pilgrims. Similarly, at the end of a jubilee who attracted Catholics around the world.
“There is a burning question in our hearts. Moreover, a need for truth that we cannot ignore, which leads us to ask ourselves: what is true happiness?” What is the true meaning of life? Consequently, What can free us from confinement in absurdity, boredom and mediocrity? Consequently, “Said the 69 -year -old sovereign pontiff in his homily.
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“Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Therefore, Do not be satisfied less, ”launched Léon XIV to young faithful. “When you return to your countries. continue to walk with joy in the footsteps of rome: more than million faithful the Savior, and spread your enthusiasme as well as the testimony of your faith to all those you meet ”.
The Pope also assured that the Church. the youth of the world were united with those living in regions torn by the war.
“Closer than ever to young people who suffer”
“We are closer than ever to young people who suffer from the most serious ills caused by other human beings. ” he said during the Angelus, speaking in English.
“We are with the young people of Gaza. We are with the young people of Ukraine. with those of all the countries bloodied by the war, “said the sovereign pontiff. “”My young brothers. sistersyou are a sign that a different world is possible, a world of fraternity rome: more than million faithful and friendship where conflicts are not resolved by arms but by dialogue, “he added.
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The celebrations that lasted a week are completed this Sunday. the culmination of the holy year of the jubilee, the day after a giant vigil in the vast space open on the outskirts of the city.
Saturday evening, before the vigil, the organizers reported the presence of 800,000 people. The Vatican announced on Sunday that this number had increased to a million people.
Most participants slept on the floor under tents. in sleeping rome: more than million faithful bags or on mats, while waiting for Sunday mass under a sunny sky.
To the sound of the music of a choir. bishops dressed in green began to fill the huge scene – covered with a golden arch and a massive cross – before the pope, who arrived by helicopter, begins mass. The Vatican said that 450 bishops and around 700 priests participated in mass.
Athmosphere described as Catholic “Woodstock”
The festive atmosphere reached its peak on Saturday. before the vigil, and the Italian television channel Rai described it as Catholic “Woodstock”.
Hundreds of thousands of young people have camped on the dusty outdoor site. scratching guitars or singing, rolling, while music was fussing where a series of religious groups diverted the crowd.
The pope was greeted by deafening cries. applause after his helicopter arrived on Saturday, while he went around the site in papamobile.
Covering an area of more than 500,000 square meters, the land is size of around 70 football fields. Andy Hewellyn. a British student, settled in front of a huge screen installed for those who are far from the scene.
“I’m so happy to be here, even if I’m a bit far from the Pope. I knew what to expect, ”he told AFP. “The main thing is that we are all together,” he said.
The Pilgrimage of young people took place about three months after the start of the Pontificate of Leon. 25 years after Former Pope John Paul II organized the last similar rally in Rome.
The church has planned a series of events for young pilgrims during the week. including the transformation of the Circus Maximus – where the tank races took place in ancient Rome – in an outdoor confessional.
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