Overview

• The event was co-directed by Andrea Bocelli and Pharrell Williams and featured Karol G, John Legend, Jelly Roll and other international artists.
• A drone display projected Sistine Chapel–inspired imagery and a luminous likeness of Pope Francis above Bernini’s colonnade.
• Tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the open-air show, which was broadcast live globally, including on Disney+ and Hulu.
• Pope León XIV did not attend, but his message to participants thanked the artists and urged a clear no to war and yes to peace and fraternity.
• Cardinal Mauro Gambetti described the gathering as an appeal for a new political, economic and social order centered on human fraternity.