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Pope Leo XIV peace concert, Bocelli gala and US remarks

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On 28 July 2026 the Andrea Bocelli Foundation hosted held its Celebrity Adventures Italy – Notti Toscane charity gala at Villa Alpebella in Forte dei Marmi, drawing attracting about 600 international guests, guests including actors Orlando Bloom, Fran Drescher and Dolph Lundgren. The A high‑value auction raised more than €2.3 million for education and humanitarian projects in Italy, for the St Luke Foundation in Haiti, and for Grace Sober Living in Phoenix, USA. The following night, next evening, 29 July 2026, July, the foundation organised staged the “Cantico di Pace” peace concert at the Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo. Pope Leo XIV presided over the ceremony alongside Andrea Bocelli and a choir of 164 children and youths from Israel, Palestine, Uganda, Haiti and Italy, marking the 800th‑anniversary 800th anniversary of St Francis of Assisi. The event was streamed live on Vatican News and concluded a ten‑day Global Gathering of cultural and educational activities. News. After returning to the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV gave televised interviews to NBC and Telemundo, saying he hopes reiterating his aim to visit the United States within the next two years. He emphasized years and emphasizing his American birth and birth, mixed family heritage, describing himself as a “pope who happens heritage and commitment to be American” rather than an “American pope.” The pontiff immigrant rights. He criticised former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies as “inhuman,” policies, prompting a sharp rebuttal from Trump on social media. Leo XIV He will meet again with Italian clergy again on 12 December, continuing his focus on peace, prayer and dialogue.

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  3. 2026-07-30 00:09 UTC Pope Leo XIV peace concert and Bocelli charity gala
  4. 2026-07-29 21:00 UTC Pope Leo XIV peace concert with Bocelli
  5. 2026-07-29 06:52 UTC Pope Leo XIV peace concert with Bocelli

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