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.

Pope Leo celebrated the largest event yet of his nearly three-month tenure on Sunday, encouraging a crowd of more than a million Catholic young people gathered in a field on the outskirts of Rome to spread their faith.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged more than a million young Catholics who gathered in Rome for the Youth Jubilee to "spread your enthusiasm and the witness of your faith" when they return to their more than 150 home countries.