Rome, Aug 2, 2025 (AFP) - Young Catholics give rock star welcome to Pope Leo at vigil

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2025-08-02

Hundreds of thousands of young faithful feted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star Saturday at an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, after the head of the Catholic Church made a dramatic entrance by helicopter. Pilgrims began crying and cheering when the white military helicopter descended over the sprawling, open-air site in Rome's eastern outskirts; Organisers said as more than 800,000 young pilgrims from 146 countries around the world had assembled......

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