Rome (AP) – Pope Leo XIV On Sunday, more than a million Catholic young people urged them to “spread witnesses of your enthusiasm and faith” as they returned to around 150 countries.
“Great things, holiness, zealous wherever you are,” Leo urged a young, faithful. “You will see the light of the gospel growing every day, every day, around you. ”
Young people attended a vigil and then camped overnight in vast fields southeast of Rome Young people’s jubilee Saturday, Also, Leo will be the main side A person who traveled to and from the Vatican by helicopter.
The Vatican said there are over a million young people, along with 7,000 priests and 450 bishops.
The special jubilee celebration is part of the holy year expected to attract 32 million people to the Vatican for a centuries-old pilgrimage to the Catholic seat.
This week is a fun gathering marked by bands of young people singing hymns down the streets of chords, praying for the rosary in the square, standing for hours at Circus Maximus, confessing their sins to priests who offer Saint Cra in a dozen languages.
Leo also shared tragic news on Saturday. Two young men who made a pilgrimage to Rome have passed away, one reportedly suffered cardiac arrest, and a third person was hospitalized.
The rain overnight awakened the faithful, but did not dampen their spirits.
“At least we were a little covered, but still a bit wet. We lost our voice a little. It was cold, but we woke up to the beautiful sun and views,” said Soemil Rios, 20, of Puerto Rico.
The Rome sisters Julia de Luca admitted that “waking up was a little hard,” but she was looking forward to seeing the Pope again.
“It’s so nice to close out a very intense week together. It’s definitely not only very fun, but also very challenging in many ways,” she said.
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Barry reported from Milan.
