Jerry Roll meets Pope Leo at a star-studded Vatican concert

Jerry Roll has come a long way from his criminal past.

After struggling to perform overseas earlier due to past felony, the country star sang Brandon Lake’s collaboration “Hallelujah Fighting the Hard” at the Grace for the World event held in Vatican City, Italy on Saturday, September 13th.

“From the bottom of the rocks to the holy ground,” wrote Jerry, 40, on Instagram along with a photo of him smiling and shaking hands with the Pope.

Director Pharrell Williams and Andrea Boqueri, the live event in Grace for the World: Rome was held at St. Peters Square, marking her first concert in 2,000 years.

Additional performers for the event include Williams, Bokeli, Voices of the Fire Gospel Choir, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Karol G, Bambum, Clipse, Tedi Sim, Angelic Kiggio and the choir of the Parish of Romans.

Lake, 35, said Jelly “crushed” the performance in a comment on his Instagram post. “This is something our world needs more than ever,” he wrote. “Thank you for leading our jelly!”

Before the Grace for the World event, Jerry performed a show in Europe for a Big Ass Stadium tour with Post Malone.

In a magazine conversation with John Bon Jovi last year, Jerry revealed why he toured internationally “still” internationally. “I’m very excited (to play outside the US). We’re thinking about the final piece of some legal puzzles that will help me go abroad,” he said at the time.

“It’s funny, America has finally agreed to let me leave and give me a passport, but there are also countries that will keep me from coming because of my felony,” added the Grammy-nominated artist. “We’re working on that. I think it works in my favor.”

Jerry was arrested for robbery, charged as an adult, and was first arrested at the age of 14, two years ago, when he was 14, who served in prison for more than a year.

“I don’t want to overlook the fact that it’s a heinous crime,” he told Billboard in 2023.