Mia Khalifa’s schedule was in ruins after she responded to one of the oddest cultural collisions in recent history: Clipse and Karol G live at the Vatican. That’s correct. Khalifa tweeted:
“the clipse and karol g playing at the VATICAN, that’s god letting me know my favs are his favs so im trusted w the aux in heaven”
The internet, predictably, went wild. One fan simply commented with “amen,” while another attempted to pull her with “Whores don’t go to heaven tho…” (to which Mia’s supporters responded with love pure and simple: “Love you mia khalifa your amazing woman!”). Some went with the humor, one user in awe, “So God does in fact have better taste than us all. The Clipse and Karol G performing at the Vatican confirms that heaven’s playlist is lit. I’m second-guessing my life choices because my playlist will never be as good.
Vatican City Turns Into the World’s Biggest Concert Venue
This was not only a festival, it was history. On Saturday, September 13th, over 253,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square to witness Grace for the World, a historic inaugural concert at Vatican City. The act-list was a head-spinning cultural kaleidoscope: Pharrell Williams and Voices of Fire Choir, Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Karol G, Clipse, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, BamBam, Angélique Kidjo, Il Volo, Ariana Bergamaschi, Choir of the Diocese of Rome, and a special international choir.
Its entire production was managed by Adam Blackstone in musical direction and creative leadership by Pharrell Williams, in close collaboration with Maestro Andrea Bocelli and the Holy See. Exclusive rights of streaming were attained by Disney+, which made it possible to replay it in front of a worldwide audience.
Grace, Unity, and a Heavenly Playlist
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti launched the evening with words of peace and fraternity before music furthered the message. Speeches by Naomi Campbell, Graça Machel Mandela, Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Nadia Murad, and Bishop Ezekiel Williams lent substance to nights vision of world unity.
Pharrell, being always the philosopher, posed a challenge to the world:
“Now is that time, my friends. Let’s choose grace. Let’s choose curiosity. Let’s choose them so much that it spreads. Let’s spread so much love and so much light in this world.”
A drone and lights show paying tribute to Sistine Chapel ceiling wrapped up the show, merging centuries of art with modern technology.
Why it matters
It was more than music. It was the grand finale of the third World Meeting on Human Fraternity, organized by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation. It also served as a launch event of the 2025 Jubilee year, merging spiritual revitalization, cultural diplomacy, and pop event into a night to remember.
Yet as the world’s greatest voices came together onstage, Mia Khalifa even condensed in a single perfectly nonserious tweet the aggregate awe and euphoria. If God is, in fact, creating a playlist in heaven, Khalifa just put herself at DJ.
Social Media’s Takeaway
Answers verified one truism: regardless of what you think, regardless of what your politics are, regardless of what’s in your rotation, music makes us stop in our tracks. One fan summed it up best:
“God does, however, have finer taste than us all then.”
Clipse rapping in the Vatican and Mia Khalifa taking aux in the afterlife, it sure looks like god’s playlist has been turned LOTS more lit.
