Pope Leo XIV closed the Catholic Church's Holy Year on Tuesday by urging Christians around the world to help people in need and treat foreigners with kindness.

Leo, who has repeatedly stressed the importance of caring for immigrants during his papacy thus far, said at a Vatican ceremony that the record 33.5 million pilgrims who visited Rome during the Holy Year should have learned not to treat people as mere "products."

"Around us, a distorted economy tries to profit from everything," Leo said. "After this year, will we be better able to recognize a pilgrim in the visitor, a seeker in the stranger, a neighbor in the foreigner?"

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Holy years, or jubilees, typically happen every 25 years, considered to be a time of peace, forgiveness and pardon. Pilgrims to Rome can enter special "Holy Doors" at four Rome basilicas and attend papal audiences throughout the year.

Leo shut the special bronze door at St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday morning, which officially marked the end of the Holy Year.

The next Holy Year is not expected before 2033, when the Catholic Church may hold a special one to mark 2,000 years since the death of Jesus.

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On Monday, the Vatican and Italian officials said pilgrims to Rome for the 2025 jubilee came from 185 countries, with the majority from Italy, the U.S., Spain, Brazil and Poland.

The 2025 jubilee was opened by the late Pope Francis, who died in April, and closed by Leo, who was elected in May, making him the first American pope.

It was a historical rarity not seen in 300 years for it to be opened by one pope and closed by another. The last jubilee held under two different popes was in the year 1700, when Innocent XII opened the Holy Year that was then closed by Clement XI.

Leo, who has promised to keep Francis' signature policies such as welcoming gay Catholics and discussing women's ordination, echoed his predecessor's frequent criticisms of the global economic system during his remarks on Tuesday.

The markets "turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling and beginning again into a mere business," Leo said.

Reuters contributed to this report.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told "Hannity" on Tuesday why he believes the UN is "so upset" about President Donald Trump's capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

"Over 50 countries didn't even recognize Maduro because he stole the election. So, it's hard to figure out what they’re so upset about," Waltz told Fox News host Sean Hannity.

"I think we know the answer. It's because it's President Trump, and he's a man of action and took real action. And now the Venezuelan people are going to be better off," he added.

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Waltz’s comments came after the UN said Tuesday the United States’ removal of Venezuela’s Maduro violates international law and makes the world less safe.

Maduro is currently being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. — a facility notorious for housing high-profile criminals like disgraced musician Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

He pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges, including narco-terrorism.

Waltz applauded the president for taking "real action" against the South American strongman.

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"The world is safer, stronger and certainly more prosperous because of it," Waltz argued.

China, Russia and Iran are among several nations that have criticized the administration’s actions against the dictator.

But, the Trump-appointed ambassador maintained dethroning Maduro was a good choice from the commander-in-chief.

"This was the right thing to do," said Waltz. "President Trump took bold action and will continue to swing and DOGE that ridiculous organization called the United Nations."

Waltz also touted defunding the UN's Human Rights Council, a move he said was made possible by the Trump administration.

"We just pushed and pressed the UN to agree to cut over 3,000 of its bureaucrats, its first budget cut in its history. So we're DOGE-ing away," he said.