India, July 30 -- Pope Leo XIV was the guest of honor as Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli was joined by 164 child singers in a performance at the Pope's summer house, the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo.

The performance was part of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation's "Voices Of" program. It brings children from various parts of the world affected by poverty or conflict for a workshop, which preceded the July 29 performance. This year, the children came from Jerusalem, Uganda, Italy, among others.

Highlighting the initiative, Pope Leo spoke to NBC's Tom Llamas in an exclusive interview from Castel Gandolfo. In the interview, he talked about his immigration background and his family's link to slavery in the US.

The 70-year-old stres...