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Pope Leo XIV Prepares to Lead Youth Vigil as Jubilee Crowds Swell

Surprise popemobile appearances punctuate his week of youth engagements alongside cautions on AI-driven digital evangelism, setting the stage for Saturday’s mass.

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Overview

  • Up to a million young Catholics from 146 countries are expected to gather at Rome’s Tor Vergata for Saturday night’s vigil and Sunday Mass concluding the Jubilee of Youth.
  • On July 29, the pope surprised an estimated 120,000 pilgrims by looping through St. Peter’s Square in his popemobile after evening Mass, drawing cheers and chants.
  • At a special Mass for Catholic influencers in St. Peter’s Basilica, he urged digital missionaries to nurture human encounters over clicks and warned against AI-driven fake news and online frivolity.
  • Cardinal Antonio Tagle reinforced the call for authenticity by warning influencers to avoid false advertising, coercion and monetizing their platforms.
  • In his first 80 days as the first American pontiff, Leo XIV has blended prepared multilingual homilies with spontaneous gestures to shape a calming yet engaging public persona.