More than 120,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square and the surrounding streets to participate in Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evanglization, and to see Pope Leo XIV at the conclusion of the evening Mass as part of the Jubilee of Youth at the Vatican July 29, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) How will the new Pope be received by young people? is the question many are asking with a view to the World Youth Meeting, which is expected to attract around 500,000 guests from 146 countries by Sunday. Leo’s first appearance certainly went well. “Esta es la juventud del Papa” – “This is the Pope’s youth”,…
