Nicaraguan Singer Performs for Pope With Mariachis: “Music Brings People Together”

Nicaraguan singer Carlos Cordonero performed for Pope Leo XIV during a Mass for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation at Borgo Laudato Si’. Cordonero, a member of the Cappella Giulia at St. Peter’s Basilica, sang alongside mariachi musicians during the Eucharistic celebration.

Cordonero said the invitation to sing for the pope was unexpected and came through a priest friend. He noted it was his first time performing with mariachi musicians and spoke with Pope Leo XIV after the Mass.