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World Youth Day vigil was 'spectacular,' say pilgrims in Rio
Young people participating in the World Youth Day prayer vigil in Rio de Janeiro before the final Mass with Pope... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley to youth: witness by building strong marriages
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston encouraged thousands of pilgrims at a catechesis talk in Rio de Janeiro to choose... Read more
Lector at Papal WYD Mass says she encountered Church
The young woman who proclaimed a Scripture reading at the Papal Mass at World Youth Day said that it was... Read more
Catholics find grace in Copacabana confessions
Young people from around the world stood in long lines on Rio’s Copacabana Beach to take part in the Sacrament... Read more
Build a 'civilization of love,' Pope encourages Brazilian people
In a farewell address to the people of Brazil, Pope Francis indicated his thanks for their warm welcome and encouraged... Read more
Make definite commitments, Pope urges youth
In his encounter of thanks with the volunteers at World Youth Day, Pope Francis exhorted the young people to make... Read more
Californian at WYD seeks signatures from around the world
Mike Alvarado is on a mission at World Youth Day to get people from around the world to sign his... Read more
Embrace 'missionary spirit,' Pope tells Latin American bishops
Pope Francis told leading Latin American bishops that all Catholics must renew the Church with a “missionary spirit,” acknowledging that... Read more
'Marks' of Francis' papacy starting to emerge, Vatican spokesman says
The director of the Vatican press office said that several major themes can be seen throughout Pope Francis’ addresses during... Read more
Poles thrilled to hear next World Youth Day in Krakow
Young Polish men and women gathered in Rio rejoiced at Pope Francis’ announcement that Krakow, Poland will host the next World... Read more
Nigerian bishop calls Catholics to be missionaries at home
Catholics should live out their everyday lives in a way that witnesses to those around them, offering hope in a... Read more
Pope: Mary the model of evangelization, Christian service
Following the closing Mass of World Youth Day, Pope Francis held Mary up as the model for the life of... Read more
Krakow to host next World Youth Day
“The next World Youth Day in the year 2016 will be in Krakow, in Poland!” the Pope said at the... Read more
Newborn with disability presented to Pope at WYD offertory
A child born with anencephaly, lacking part of her skull and brain, was welcomed by Pope Francis during the offertory... Read more
Don't stay 'locked up' in your parish or movement, Pope teaches
Christians are called to be disciples of Jesus with a mission, going out from their small circles to make disciples... Read more
Wheelchair-bound man moves three million hearts in Copacabana
The young Brazilian Felipe Passos moved the hearts of three million World Youth Day participants, including Pope Francis himself, when... Read more
Volunteers ask WYD pilgrims to give sleeping bags to Rio homeless
A group of World Youth Day volunteers hope the event's innumerable pilgrims will donate their sleeping bags to the homeless... Read more
The field of faith is your own heart, Pope tells WYD pilgrims
Pope Francis told the crowd of pilgrims at World Youth Day's Saturday night prayer vigil that the “field of faith”... Read more
Teen who walked across continent still hopes to meet Pope in Rio
A teen who crossed South America in hopes of meeting Pope Francis walked by foot because he had no money... Read more
WYD pilgrims learn techniques to defend, explain faith
Participants at a World Youth Day training session received a crash course in defending the Catholic faith, both in the... Read more
