Rome, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – During the vigil at the Estadio Nacional in the Peruvian capital, Leo XIV highlighted three key words for young people and university students: passion, vocation and friendship. “Be passionate about everything that is worthwhile, about what is true, good and beautiful!” – these are the Pope’s words as reported by Vatican News – “Cultivate your talents, discover the richness of your culture, dare to undertake generous projects.” Leo XIV quotes Pope Francis’s post-synodal apostolic exhortation *Christus Vivit*, emphasising how “that unfulfilled restlessness can drive us to take life into our own hands and to take responsibility for a mission”. “What are you seeking?” Drawing on Jesus’ first words in the Gospel of John, Pope Leo XIV addresses the young people and university students who have gathered at the Estadio Nacional in Lima to join him in prayer during the Vigil marking the end of his second day in Peru. “What do you expect from life?” asks the Pope, after listening to the testimonies of a few young people, and before delivering a message of fundamental importance for their lives: the invitation not to fear the future and to discover their own mission in the world. The Pope’s youth welcomed the Pontiff’s arrival in the popemobile at the stadium with overwhelming enthusiasm. The approximately 60,000 people present broke into a chorus of “¡Bienvenido a casa Papa León!” “
The Pope and the vigil with young people in Lima: “Follow your talents”
Rome, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – During the vigil at the Estadio Nacional in the Peruvian capital, Leo XIV highlighted three key words for young people and university students: passion, vocation and friendship. “Be passionate about everything that is worthwhile, about what is true, good and beautiful!” – these are the Pope’s words as reported by Vatican News – “Cultivate your talents, discover the richness of your culture, dare to undertake generous projects.” Leo XIV quotes Pope Francis’s post-synodal apostolic exhortation *Christus Vivit*, emphasising how “that unfulfilled restlessness can drive us to take life into our own hands and to take responsibility for a mission”. “What are you seeking?” Drawing on Jesus’ first words in the Gospel of John, Pope Leo XIV addresses the young people and university students who have gathered at the Estadio Nacional in Lima to join him in prayer during the Vigil marking the end of his second day in Peru. “What do you expect from life?” asks the Pope, after listening to the testimonies of a few young people, and before delivering a message of fundamental importance for their lives: the invitation not to fear the future and to discover their own mission in the world. The Pope’s youth welcomed the Pontiff’s arrival in the popemobile at the stadium with overwhelming enthusiasm. The approximately 60,000 people present broke into a chorus of “¡Bienvenido a casa Papa León!” “