Pope Leon XVI calls on young people to "achieve great things" and to reject consumerism
To close the Youth Jubilee held in Rome, the pope has expressed his solidarity with young people suffering war in Gaza and Ukraine.
Pope Leon XVI A closed the Jubilee of Youth this Sunday with a message aimed at young people in Tor Vergata, Rome. The pope has encouraged young people not to settle for the minimum: "You must aim to achieve great things, holiness, wherever they are.
Moreover, in his homily, he has opposed the model of consumerist life, which the pope has said is not enough to fill the human heart. "Buying, accumulating, consuming is not enough. We must raise our eyes, look up, into heavenly things," he explains, proclaiming the value of sharing, humility, forgiveness, and peace.
"The totality of our existence does not depend on what we accumulate or have," he adds, "but on what we know to be welcomed and shared."
The ceremony ended with a massive mass, followed by a vigil the night before. Leon XVI said goodbye to the attendees by inviting them to participate in World Youth Day in Seoul in August 2027.
Some of those present have also expressed their solidarity with Palestine.
Gaza and Ukraine
Pope Leon XVI has sent a message of solidarity to young people suffering from the war to young people in Gaza and Ukraine. "We are with young people in Gaza and young people in Ukraine!" he said at one of the most applauded moments of the event.
Along with this, according to the pope, "mass participation" shows that "is possible another world one", based on peace, fraternity and dialogue, "where conflicts are not resolved with weapons".
You might like
Al menos dos muertos y varios heridos en un tiroteo en Mexico, en las pirámides de Teotihuacán
"El atacante ha comenzado a disparar desde la Pirámide de la Luna, matando a una mujer canadiense e hiriendo a varias personas más."
Starmer has described it as "unacceptable" that information about Mandelson's appointment should not be disclosed to him beforehand
As he has done in previous sessions, he has taken "full responsibility" for Mandelson's election and has apologized to Epstein's victims. "I clearly failed them with my decision."
Israel and Lebanon will meet for the second time on Thursday in Washington
A White House spokesperson has reported that Israel and Lebanon will begin a second round of negotiations on 23 April, which will be resumed by Washington.
In the absence of a majority to overturn the Association Agreement, Kallas advocates trade measures against Israel
Last September the European Commission proposed the suspension of certain trading points of the agreement, a decision which requires only a qualified majority and does not constitute a complete breach of the treaty.
Garamendi has warned that the ACV has a "problem" with investments: "Less investment is made than in other communities."
The president of the Spanish employers has pointed out that the fact that about "half of all strikes" take place in the state in the ACV "does not help much" in attracting investment.
Iran accuses the US of violating the ceasefire after attacking a ship in Ormuz
Tehran denounces an act of "maritime piracy" and responds with drones. Tension and mistrust are growing on the verge of talks for a peace agreement.
Rumen Radev has won the Bulgarian elections, according to the first results
Radev seems likely to form a stable government, ending years of political instability. Progressive Bulgaria has won between 38% and 40% of the vote, according to the first data, gaining broad support from the other parties.
Eight children between the ages of one and fourteen have been killed in a shooting in Louisiana
According to the police, the incident was "a domestic quarrel." At first, the alleged perpetrator of the shooting fled, but was captured and later killed by police officers.
Iran says it is making progress in negotiations with the US, but the final agreement is still a long way off
Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian has replied to Trump that he cannot deprive him of his "right" to develop nuclear power.
Iran has again imposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran warned today that it would close the strait again if the US did not lift the blockade on Iranian ports. US President Donal Trump has also failed to defuse tension and has warned that if he fails to reach an agreement with Iran by Wednesday, he will "start firing bombs again."