Vatican Sky Transformed: Epic Drone Show Projects Pope Francis, Virgin Mary & Michelangelo Icons | Watch

A Vatican concert directed with Andrea Bocelli and Pharrell Williams ends with a historic drone performance by Kimbal Musk’s Nova Sky stories, which religious icons above St. Peter’s Basilica protrudes in a first-of-his-kind performance. People watch as a portrait of Pope Francis will be created on the Vatican on September 13, 2025 with Drones during Grace for the World Free Concert and Light Show in Saint Peter’s Square. (Photo by Philippo Monteforte / AFP) (AFP) St. Peter’s Square was converted into a Dazzling stage on Saturday night, as more than 80,000 people met on the Grace for the World, a mass concert and a Drangrone, the Third World Championships. Brotherhood. For the first time in the History of the Vatican, more than 3,000 drones have the night sky above St. Peter’s Basilica relieved and detected powerful religious and cultural images. The show included Michelangelo’s creation of Adam, the Virgin Mary, the Pietà, Doves of Peace, glowing hearts and even a portrait of the late Pope Francis. The show was staged by Nova Sky Stories, a drone business owned by Kimbal Musk, brother of Elon Musk. The organizers said the production took almost two years of planning and gained rare access to the Vatican after the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV. The drones are in groups of cycling, with recharge stations in the Vatican parking areas and along train tracks. Spectators live a concert in the St. Peter’s Square for the conclusion of the World Championships on Human Brotherhood in the Vatican, Saturday, September 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Bocelli and Pharrell Main Concert Final The high-tech light show followed a star-laden concert that along with Andrea Bocelli and Pharrell Willia. Performances include John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Karol G, and the Gospel Choir Voices of Fire. Bocelli opened the evening with a moving duet of incredible grace with American singer Teddy Swims, with their voices echoing over the crying square before bursting into a thundering applause. A drone light form forms an image of an angel in the air above St. Peter’s Basilica, during ‘Grace for the World’ concert in the Vatican, while crowds in via Della Conciliazione in Rome, Italy, September 13, 2025, Reuters/Matteo Minnella messages of peace and unit with the music, world leader, clothing, and activists. Nobel Prize Prize winners Kailash Satyarthi and Nadia Murad, as well as Mozambia activist Graça Machel Mandela, have put an end to war and violence and encouraged a greater global commitment to human dignity and fraternity. The organizers said the event was designed as “a uniform finals, which blended religious tradition with modern technology before a global audience.” A drone light displays an image in the air above St. Peter’s Basilica, during ‘Grace for the World’ concert in the Vatican, while crowds in Via Della Conciliazione in Rome, Italy, September 13, 2025, Reuters/Matteo Minnella TPX images of the day support of Pope Leo XIV, although Pope Leo XIV did not attend his support. It is said that the Pope, which turns 70, has endorsed the mixing of holy heritage with contemporary artistic expression. Drones compose light images over St. Peter Basilica during a concert in the St. Peter’s Square for the conclusion of the World Championships on Human Brotherhood in the Vatican, Saturday, September 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A Vatican First, the night ended with reverent silence while the drone a glowing pigeon above the St. Peter’s Basilica stimulated – closure of the top and the beginning of a new unity call.