Pope Leo XIV Mimics TikTok 'Six-Seven' Meme in Viral Vatican Video

During an audience with a group of confirmands in Genoa, Pope Leo XIV smiled and copied the hand‑gesture known as “six‑seven,” a nonsense meme popular among teenagers on TikTok. The footage, captured inside the Vatican, was quickly shared online and became a viral video across social‑media platforms.

The clip shows the Pope raising his hands up and down in the rhythm of the meme, prompting laughter from the young participants and widespread attention from users worldwide who recognized the trend.