INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 21, 2025 -- A landmark live digital conversation between Pope Leo XIV and five U.S. teenagers will take place on Friday, November 21st at 10AM ET/4pm Rome Time at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Expected to last at least 45 minutes, this first-ever digital engagement by Pope Leo XIV with U.S. youth will be moderated by Katie Prejean McGrady and will cover youth perspectives on artificial intelligence, mental health, and the Church's future, among other topics.
Speaking to a room of over 15,000 teenagers and their chaperones, Pope Leo XIV's remarks will be made available to the estimated over 1.3 billion Catholics and the world via satellite, digital and terrestrial channels, Vatican News and EWTN (the Global Catholic network) YouTube channels and streaming platforms, in partnership with Vatican Media, offering global distribution through its agency agreements and terrestrial Rome channel.
The event provides compelling visuals and narrative content for national and international media. Networks may access a live, rights-cleared pool feed via The Switch in Lucas Oil Stadium. Interested broadcast partners should coordinate with the media contact to arrange pool status; technical details for test window and event day are below.
WHEN:
- Friday, November 21, 2025
- Event Start: 10:00 AM ET
- Dialogue with Pope Leo XIV Begins: 10:15 AM ET
- Press Check-In: 8:30–9:30 AM ET
WHERE:
- Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225
- Available on all Vatican News social media channels and livestreaming through YouTube and on demand on Vaticannews.va and EWTN.com
PARTICIPANTS:
- Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of Vatican City-State
- Teen Representatives asking questions:
- Mia Smothers, Joppa, Maryland
- Elise Wing, Waterloo, Iowa
- Christopher Pantelakis, Mesquite, Nevada
- Micah Alcisto, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Ezequiel Ponce, Downey, California
- Katie Prejean McGrady, moderator — author, speaker, SiriusXM Catholic Channel host, CNN Vatican Analyst
- Welcome, introduction and comments:
- Cardinal Christoph Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States
- Most Reverend Charles Thompson, Archbishop of Indianapolis, IN
- Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia, PA
- Christina Lamas, Executive Director, NFCYM
REMOTE / LIVESTREAM ACCESS:
Primary Livestream Links:
- EWTN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/Gpe2BSXdyJA?si=tq9OdC5eyXxcoPUB
- Vatican Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
https://www.youtube.com/vatican - Vaticannews.va in English with commentaries available in Spanish, Portugues, Italian, Polish, German, French
- Languages available on Vatican News:
- English: vaticannews.va/en.html
- Spanish: vaticannews.va/es.html
- French: vaticannews.va/fr.html
- Portugues: vaticannews.va/pt.html
- German: vaticannews.va/de.html
- Italian: vaticannews.va/it.html
- Polish: vaticannews.pl/.html
- Interpreter Audio: available in English (primary), Spanish (secondary)
TECHNICAL DETAILS / POOL FEED:
- Event Day Pool Feed:
- Friday, Nov 21, 7:45 AM ET start
- Event: 10:15–11:00 AM ET
- Pool Feed End: 11:45 AM ET
- The Switch DC, Port DC Pool 1 (HD/SDI)
- Switch Order #1607281
- NOC: 212-227-9191
- EWTN
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