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

Pope Leo XIV rallied more than a million young Catholics on Sunday, urging them to embrace peace and calling them “the sign that a different world is possible.” The Chicago-born pontiff delivered the powerful message at a colossal Mass southeast of Rome,

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.