Pope Leo XIV is enjoying a busy weekend with the Jubilee of Youth as the Catholic Church celebrates its Jubilee year. "For me, it is a privilege, a blessing," the pontiff said ahead of the event in Rome on Saturday.

Pope Leo XIV urges young people to make radical choices for good during a major event in Rome. On Saturday, he addressed hundreds of thousands at the Jubilee of Youth, part of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year.

Young people from more than 146 countries, some wearing colourful bandanas to ward off the hot summer sun, were pressed against fences in the Tor Vergata field as Leo toured the crowd in his white popemobile in late afternoon.