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 Vatican estimates that more than one million young people from 146 countries gathered for Pope Leo’s largest mass since he was elected in May. In his homily, the Pope gave an encouraging message of hope to young crowd.

At a Mass for the Jubilee of Youth outside Rome, Pope Leo exhorted over a million young people to be "seeds of hope" and a "sign that a different world is possible."