ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter with the next generation of faithful that they are “the sign that a different world is possible” where conflicts can be resolved with dialogue, not weapons.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged over a million Catholic youths to embody and spread their faith as they prepared to return home from a week-long Jubilee celebration in Rome. Throughout the gathering, participants engaged in spiritual activities despite challenges,