Rome, Aug 2, 2025 (AFP) - Elation as pope arrives by helicopter to open-air youth vigil in Rome

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2025-08-02

Hundreds of thousands of young faithful cheered Pope Leo XIV Saturday as he arrived by helicopter for an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, in a rock star welcome for the new head of the Catholic Church. Pilgrims began crying and cheering when the white military helicopter descended over the sprawling, dusty, open-air site in Rome's eastern outskirts, where young pilgrims from 146 countries around the world had assembled as part of a "Jubilee of......

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