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146 Nations, 28,000 Sacramental Confessions, 2 Tragic Deaths

Zenit.org published 14 facts about the Jubilee of Young People in Rome last weekend:

• Koreans were the first to wake up at around 4 a.m. Light rain fell during the night.
• One million young people attended, from 146 countries.
• 1,200 people received medical care, for heat, fever, bruises, sunstroke, and anxiety.
• The final Mass was celebrated by 450 bishops and 7,000 priests.
• Pope Leo XIV quoted Pope Francis, Saint John Paul II, and mentioned soon-to-be saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.
• He prayed for the youth of Ukraine and Gaza during the Angelus.
• He invited everyone to World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, Korea.
• After Mass, the Rome metro ran every three minutes to help with crowd movement.
• Juvenile offenders also took part in the events.
• At Circus Maximus, 1,000 priests heard 28,000 confessions, with many staying for an extra two hours.
• Two youths died: Pascale Rafic from Egypt died of a heart attack and Maria Cobo Vergara from Spain died of illness.
• The event took two years to prepare.
• 20,000 people helped organise it.
• It was Rome’s largest event in 25 years, surpassing even recent papal funerals in size.

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SonoftheChurch

“….narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

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Orthocat

And how many babies were conceived? Don't laugh - years ago I had to chaperone some 'youth' event and one lady in charge made clear our main task was to make sure the 'kids' didn't "fraternize" These Woodstock style gatherings lead to this kind of behavior. Guess we'll find out in 9 months!

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mccallansteve

Rock star, Leo! These poor deceived youth.

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la verdad prevalece

These major events should be suspended until authentic Catholic doctrine is preached again. All they are doing is luring young Catholics to the wolves. Saint Thomas Aquinas taught that heretics are worse than murderers because a heretic murders both the soul and the body. Even Bergoglio himself opposed proselytizing Christ, so if they don't preach Christ, they are luring young people to themselves, which is the sin of idolatry.

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la verdad prevalece

I pellegrini spagnoli per il Giubileo dei …

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Marisolrussell

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Coenobium

From the Vatican press: Yesterday, Pope Leo XIV visited young Ignacio Gonzálvez, a young Spaniard who came to Rome for the Youth Jubilee and was admitted to the Bambino Gesù Hospital in recent days. He engaged in an affectionate conversation with him and his family members. Then he greeted some patients in the oncology ward, met individually with some relatives of the young patients, children, and hospital staff. In an atmosphere of emotion, he recited the Our Father with those present, giving them his blessing.

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