NBC News and Noticias Telemundo to broadcast Pope Leo XIV’s Concert for Peace

NBC News and Noticias Telemundo will broadcast Pope Leo XIV’s Concert for Peace live July 29, 2026 at 1 p.m. EDT on NBC and Telemundo.

The event will also stream on NBC News Now and Noticias Telemundo Ahora. NBC News and Noticias Telemundo will serve as the exclusive U.S. English- and Spanish-language broadcasters, respectively.

The concert will take place at Borgo Laudato Si’, part of the Pontifical Residence of Castel Gandolfo outside Rome. It will commemorate the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

Andrea Bocelli will perform with an interfaith choir of 200 children from regions affected by conflict. The program will also include remarks from Pope Leo XIV, an interview with Bocelli and a tour of Borgo Laudato Si’ and its gardens.

Tom Llamas, anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas,” and Julio Vaqueiro, anchor of “Noticias Telemundo,” will anchor coverage from Castel Gandolfo.

Llamas and Vaqueiro will each meet with Pope Leo XIV. Excerpts from those encounters will air during special editions of “NBC Nightly News” and “Noticias Telemundo,” broadcast live from Rome that evening.