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Rome: Over 1 million gather at Pope Leo's youth mass

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Alex Forrest Whiting
August 3, 2025

Sunday's open-air mass followed a weeklong youth gathering marking the Catholic Church's Jubilee celebrations. Pope Leo XIV urged young people not to lose hope amid the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and around the world.

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