The Holy Father invited festival participants to return to the source of true joy, following this year’s motto: “Ad fontem! Pope Leo XIV urged the thousands of young people gathered in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the Mladifest International Youth Festival to rediscover the beauty of encountering Christ and not to be deceived by promises of fleeting happiness. Addressing participants from 73 countries, the pope warned against the false promises offered by the contemporary world. Mladifest has been held annually in Medjugorje since 1989, bringing together tens of thousands of young people from around the world. This story was first published by ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News.