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Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event

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Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event

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Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into the Tor Vergata field on Rome’s outskirts, for an evening vigil and Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV.

The first American Pope arrived by helicopter, before boarding the open-topped popemobile, as pilgrims cheered and waved flags to welcome him.

For the past week, young Catholics from around the world have arrived in Rome for a special Jubilee celebration, in a Holy Year in which 32 million people are expected to descend on the Vatican for a centuries-old pilgrimage.

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