Pope Encourages Young Man Fearful of the Future: ‘The Love of Jesus Will Always Accompany You’

Pope Encourages Young Man Fearful of the Future: ‘The Love of Jesus Will Always Accompany You’

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Regina Caeli on May 10, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Replying to a letter from a young man about to start college, Pope Leo offers him reassurance, encouragement, and fatherly advice about life and his future hopes and dreams.

Leo XIV encourages young man fearful of the future: Jesus will be with you

Pope Leo XIV sent a moving letter filled with tenderness, understanding, and valuable guidance to an 18-year-old man who had expressed his fears regarding uncertainty of the future and the new chapter he is about to begin in his life at a university.In just a few weeks, young Pietro from Reggio Calabria in Italy will finish high school and begin his university studies, a major change about which he feels “a great deal of confusion.”The young Ita…

Pope Leo XIV encourages young man fearful of the future: ‘The love of Jesus will always accompany you’

Pope Leo XIV sent a moving letter filled with tenderness, understanding, and valuable guidance to an 18-year-old man who had expressed his fears regarding uncertainty of the future and the new chapter he is about to begin in his life at a university. In just a few weeks, young Pietro from Reggio Calabria in Italy will finish high school and begin his university studies, a major change about which he feels “a great deal of confusion.” The young I…