MADRID (RNS) – Pope Leo XIV urged young people to “be human” in a world that he said was marked by violence, wars and fake connections, during a meeting with more than 400,000 youth gathered at Plaza de Lima in Madrid on Saturday (June 6). “In the face of the emptiness of indifference and compliance, before the violence of war and lies, you must be the sparks of a new humanity,” he said. “This is precisely the mission I entrust to you: that you be human. Yes, be human: men and women of flesh and blood!” Leo encouraged young people to cast aside appearances, to seek justice and to live an honest life. “Be human as Christ is human, the perfect man, the risen One who shares history with us in every age,” he said. The pope is in Spain for a six-day trip that began on Saturday, taking him to Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands. He made the remarks at a prayer vigil on a hot summer evening in the center of Madrid, …