Pope Leo arrived to lead a mass on the outskirts of Rome, Italy, on Sunday (August 3) and aerials showed hundreds of thousands of people came to listen to him.

The youths, coming from some 146 countries, are in Italy for a week of events as part of the ongoing Catholic holy year.

Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, was elected on May 8 by the world's cardinals to replace the late Pope Francis.

The Vatican says the weekend events, tied to the ongoing Catholic Holy Year, has attracted some 17 million pilgrims to Rome since it started at the end of 2024.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

ROME, ITALY (AUGUST 3, 2025) (VATICAN MEDIA - Access all)

1. POPE LEO SALUTING THE CROWDS FROM POPEMOBILE

2. VARIOUS AERIALS OF POPEMOBILE DRIVING THROUGH CROWD

3. POPE LEO TOUCHING BABY ON HEAD / POPE LEO WAVING

4. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE PLAYING INSTRUMENTS ON STAGE

5. AERIAL OF POPEMOBILE

6. POPE LEO WAVING AT CROWDS

7. VARIOUS OF POPEMOBILE DRIVING TOWARDS STAGE

8. POPE LEO WAVING

9. VARIOUS OF POPEMOBILE MOVING WHILE SURROUNDED BY MEN

10. POPEMOBILE STOPPING IN FRONT OF STAGE

11. AERIAL OF STAGE

12. POPE WALKING UP STAIRS

13. POPE WALKING TO MICROPHONE AND WAVING

14. STAGE