In Assisi, Pope Leo XIV Tells Young People to Tear Down “Walls Built By Prejudice”

The first American pope stood where Francis gathered his first friars 800 years ago and told 2,500 young pilgrims what the Gospel does to walls. In Washington, the walls are winning.

Pope Leo XIV embraces a young pilgrim at the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting in Assisi on Aug. 6. More than 2,000 young people heard the pope preach against the “walls built by prejudice” that divide the human family. (Vatican Media)

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