Tens of thousands of young Catholics gear up for massive jubilee event with Pope Leo<br /><br />Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into Tor Vergata on the outskirts of Rome on Saturday, August 2, for the final stretch of the Jubilee of Youth, a two-day gathering set to feature Pope Leo in two landmark appearances.<br /><br />The pontiff is due to fly in by helicopter to lead an evening vigil, returning to the same vast field where Saint John Paul II drew more than a million pilgrims during the Jubilee of 2000.<br /><br />Many of the faithful are bedding down under the stars overnight, staking out spots ahead of Sunday’s 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) Mass, the closing highlight of the event.<br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br />Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters<br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#WorldNews<br />#Pope<br />#Catholic
