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Pope Leo XIV greets thousands of youth and pilgrims ahead of a vigil at Tor Vergata, Rome, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks to 1 million youth at jubilee: ‘Stay with us, Lord’

Aug 2, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pontiff was greeted Aug. 2 by joyous crowds on the 237-acre grounds of the University of Rome Tor Vergata,... Read more

Pope John Paul II blesses young faithful as he arrives at Tor Vergata campus to take part in World Youth Day on Aug. 19, 2000. More than 2 million young people turned out under a blazing sun to see the pope.

‘Epiphany moment’: Catholics recall World Youth Day vigil in Tor Vergata with John Paul II

Aug 1, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

This year’s Jubilee of Youth vigil at Tor Vergata in Rome echoes the 2000 World Youth Day with John Paul... Read more