Pope Leo XIV urges youth in Argentina to reject 'idols' and to follow the model of saints

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged Argentines to reject the “idols” of money, drugs and pornography and to model their lives on the saints, as he drew an estimated 1 million people to a vigil late Tuesday in the hometown of his predecessor, Pope Francis.Leo presided over a massive youth vigil at the Monumento de los Españoles, an intersection of Buenos Aires’ grand boulevards that were packed for the nighttime event. It was the same place where an estimated 2.5 million people turned out Monday for Leo's main Mass in Buenos Aires, a record for his still-young pontificate.In his remarks, Leo urged the young Argentines to “stand firm” and reject the “idols of our time.” He listed the temptations as success at any cost, money, drugs, porn and obsession with appearances, popularity or pleasure.“Do not bow down before anything that cannot give you life,” Leo said. “And if you have ever fallen, get back up.”As he did during Mass earlier in the day in the central city of Córdoba