The Chicago-born pope said that a gathering of young faithfuls in Rome was a « sign that a different world is possible. »
More than 1 million young people were gathered in Rome on Sunday to hear the first American pope’s closing blessing for the Jubilee of Youth, a weeklong event gathering the next generation of Roman Catholic faithful.
In his address to the crowd gathered at Tor Vergata field, in the Eternal City, Pope Leo XIV told young people that they were « the sign that a different world is possible. »Why It Matters
It is less than three months after Leo was elected as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church after Pope Francis’ death in April. Francis was beloved by many faithfuls, who admired his efforts to shake off some of the Church’s more antiquated, conservative traditions and embrace a poorer, humbler lifestyle.
There were a lot of expectations for the next pope to continue Francis’ legacy, including being vocal about the war in Gaza, standing up to U.
