Pope Leo XIV Urges Peruvian Youth to Trust Jesus at Lima Vigil
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Updated · Vatican News - English · Nov 13
Pope Leo XIV Urges Peruvian Youth to Trust Jesus at Lima Vigil
3 articles · Updated · Vatican News - English · Nov 13
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Lima's Estadio Nacional hosted Pope Leo XIV's prayer vigil with young people and university students, where he told them Jesus "knows your story" and still invites them to begin again.
The pope framed that appeal around uncertainty, suffering and past mistakes, saying young people need not have their future fully mapped out before taking "the step you can take today."
He warned against "false voices" and the idea that sin is needed for happiness, repeating Benedict XVI's line that "evil always poisons" and urging silence before the Blessed Sacrament to discern God's call.
Leo said that call may lead to priesthood, consecrated life, marriage or other service, and closed by repeating Benedict's 2005 message that Jesus "takes nothing away, and He gives you everything."
He ended his first full day in Peru with a short prayer—"Jesus, I trust in you"—asking the country's youth to deepen trust in Christ and live their vocation with passion.