Overview

• During the noon Angelus at St. Peter’s, León XIV noted his birthday as thousands applauded and sang, with a strong Peruvian presence displaying banners from Chiclayo and Monsefú.
• An unusual concert in St. Peter’s Square the previous evening drew thousands, with performances by Karol G, Pharrell Williams, John Legend and Andrea Bocelli and a collective “happy birthday.”
• The Holy See promoted new documentaries on his life in Peru and in Chicago and released excerpts of his first interview highlighting priorities of peace, dialogue and synodality.
• His birthday schedule included a 17:00 commemoration for 21st‑century martyrs at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
• He is the first U.S.-born pope, also a Peruvian national, the youngest pontiff in more than three decades, and he is preparing early trips including a planned visit to Turkey for the Council of Nicaea anniversary.