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.

The Holy Father announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in South Korea, after encourgaing youth on the last day of their Jubilee.

What if a million-plus young adults could well be the evidence that a more peaceful world is not fantasy, but a solid reality? Over the weekend in Rome, Pope Leo XIV gazed out at an ocean of Catholic youth and reminded them as much: “My young brothers and sisters,