Overview
- Pope Leo XIV released video messages on Sunday to young people at the Second “Rejoice” National Youth Day in Lamego and the Halleluya Festival in Fortaleza, calling them to witness and missionary action.
- He invited youth to bring their restlessness to God, to ask prayerfully about vocational choices such as marriage, priesthood or religious life, and to embrace the universal call to holiness.
- The Pope warned that the excitement of gatherings can fade and urged constancy in prayer and spiritual practice to “keep the flame of faith burning.”
- Citing the recently canonized Carlo Acutis, he encouraged responsible use of social media and artificial intelligence for evangelization with moderation and discipline.
- The messages framed the national events as continuations of the World Youth Day movement, recalled Lisbon 2023 and the 2025 Youth Jubilee in Rome, and included an invitation to World Youth Day in Seoul in August 2027.