Overview

• More than one million young Catholics from 146 countries attended the August 3 closing Mass at Tor Vergata, marking the culmination of the Jubilee of the Youth.
• In his homily, León XIV urged participants to “aspiren a cosas grandes” and warned against falling into consumerism and the commercial logic of social media.
• The Pope honored two pilgrims—María Cobo and Pascale Rafic—who died during the event and asked for prayers for a third youth hospitalized in Rome.
• He expressed solidarity with young people affected by war, specifically invoking those in Gaza and Ukraine during the Angelus prayer.
• With the Jubilee concluded, Vatican officials have turned their attention to organizing the next World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027.