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Cardinal O’Malley encourages youth to bring friends to Jesus
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston has encouraged young people faithfully attend Sunday Mass and to bring their friends to... Read more
A life built on Christ leads to happiness, Pope tells youth in Madrid
Pope Benedict XVI told the hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims at World Youth Day in Madrid that they will... Read more
En route to Madrid, Pope says economies need morals
Pope Benedict XVI used his flight to Madrid for World Youth Day to call for a new ethical code in... Read more
Pope receives enthusiastic greeting in Spain
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Madrid for World Youth Day 2011, to the delight of a massive throng of young... Read more
Cardinal George issues ‘challenge of mission’ to young people
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago has challenged World Youth Day pilgrims to respond to the initiative that God has already... Read more
Archbishop Chaput tells youth: Intimacy with Christ not based solely on feelings
Archbishop-designate of Philadelphia Charles J. Chaput told thousands of young people gathered in Madrid for World Youth Day that an... Read more
Archbishop Dolan says marriage redefinition in NY harms Catholic families
Archbishop Timothy Dolan predicts that the recent redefinition of marriage in New York will have a “big impact” on future... Read more
Iraqi seminarians and bishops request prayers from youth in Madrid
Catholics in Iraq are maintaining a strong faith despite persecution in their country, Iraqi bishops and seminarians explained to a... Read more
World Youth Day organizers praise police after security scare
The organizers of World Youth Day are praising the Spanish police after they arrested a Mexican chemistry student for allegedly... Read more
English-speaking WYD pilgrims paying tribute to Blessed John Paul
Events planned for English-speaking young people at World Youth Day in Madrid will include tributes to Blessed Pope John Paul... Read more
Australians reflect on WYD impact and its meaning for Madrid
The Catholic Church in Spain will benefit greatly from this week’s World Youth Day – and in ways that can’t... Read more
Cardinal Rylko welcomes youth at inaugural Mass
Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko welcomed the more than 500,000 young people who flooded the Plaza de Cibeles at the World Youth... Read more
September 11 flag arrives at World Youth Day
A U.S. flag that has appeared at every World Youth Day over the past decade in remembrance of 9/11 victims... Read more
Canada leads the way at World Youth Day
Over 5,000 Canadian youngsters began World Youth Day this morning with a rally where they gathered to pray, sing and... Read more
Japan represented at World Youth Day, despite its few Catholics
Although Japan's population is only one percent Catholic, two World Youth Day pilgrims from that country are getting a lot... Read more
Over 130,000 youth enjoy Days in the Diocese across Spain
Madrid is hosting World Youth Day but all of Spain is joining in the celebration. More than 130,000 young people... Read more
WYD Madrid responds to ‘deep crisis’ of postmodern world
World Youth Day in Madrid will help many young people find “a foundation on which to build their lives” in... Read more
Benedict XVI to enjoy traditional lunch with Spanish bishops
Pope Benedict XVI will enjoy a traditional Spanish lunch with the cardinals, bishops and auxiliary bishops of Madrid on Aug.... Read more
Spanish archbishop: Catholics have the right to freedom of expression
Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Toledo, Spain spoke out Aug. 11 in defense of World Youth Day 2011. He said that Spain... Read more
Sponsors, young people covering all World Youth Day costs
The young people attending World Youth Day in Madrid will pay 70 percent of the total costs of the event,... Read more
