D003-VATICANO CONCIERTO GRACE FOR THE WORLD

St. Peter’s Square turned into a stage of music and light on Saturday night (September 13) as Pharrell Williams and Andrea Bocelli co-directed “Grace for the World,” a free mega-concert marking the Vatican’s Jubilee 2025 and the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.

Global stars including John Legend, Karol G, Angélique Kidjo, Clipse and Teddy Swims joined Bocelli and Williams, backed by the Voices of Fire gospel choir and the Diocese of Rome Choir, under the musical direction of Grammy-winner Adam Blackstone.

The night climaxed with a stunning drone show, produced by Nova Sky Stories, where more than 3,000 drones painted Sistine Chapel-inspired images above Rome, fusing sacred art with cutting-edge technology.

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ROME, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ARRIVING FOR THE CONCERT

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) STUDENT FROM NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, SEBASTIAN JUDY, SAYING:

it's just a wonderful thing. We are looking forward to it. There's so many different types of people here. Even waiting in line, we're able to hear the many different languages, people so diverse. And so we're just here to have a good time to see the event take place and just to witness history for the first time ever."

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALIAN CONCERT-GOER AND SCOUT FROM ANGRI, GIOVANNI SORRENTINO, SAYING:

"Especially in this difficult period when we can see there is war and many countries are suffering, we are here to say: we are present, and we encourage you."

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) STUDENT FROM NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, MARIAH NAVARRA, SAYING:

"Well, honestly, I think it's such a historical event taking place here. We're excited to be here. We're actually students, and we're actually 15 minutes away. Our campus is 15 minutes away. So when we heard this, it was something that we just had to come to."

5. PEOPLE ARRIVING AT THE VATICAN

6. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE FILMING REHEARSALS ON THEIR MOBILE PHONES

VATICAN CITY (SEPTEMBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

7. VIEW OF THE VATICAN

8. VARIOUS OF PHARRELL WILLIAMS SINGING DURING REHEARSALS

9. VARIOUS OF CONCERT-GOERS

10. VARIOUS OF A DRONE LIGHT SHOW FORMING IMAGE OF LATE POPE FRANCIS

11. ANDREA BOCELLI SINGING

12. DRONE SHOW

13. BOY FILMING ON MOBILE

14. DRONE SHOW

15. PEOPLE APPLAUDING