The Virgin Mary will be the “patroness par excellence” of the youth gathering. Read more
‘If you are not poets, this meeting will not work,’ the pope told organizers. Read more
Two young people joined the pope as he delivered his Angelus address. Read more
The pope offered Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King. Read more
The world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people will take place in 2023. Read more
This year’s World Youth Day will be celebrated in local dioceses on Nov. 21. Read more
“When people are immersed in that for a weekend or for an evening or for a Eucharistic Congress, like you... Read more
World Youth Day is celebrated annually at the diocesan level, as well as every few years at big international gatherings. Read more
The Catholic bishop overseeing preparations for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, has said that the event will be... Read more
The organizers of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon on Wednesday unveiled the event’s official theme song. Read more
The organizers of World Youth Day 2023 invited young Portuguese Catholics this week to prepare for the event by taking... Read more
World Youth Day Lisbon launched its website and unveiled its logo Friday as Portugal prepares to host the world’s largest... Read more
Preparations for the next World Youth Day have resumed after they were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Pope Francis has decided to postpone by one year World Youth Day and the World Meeting of Families, according to... Read more
Bishops from the Middle East have proposed a regional youth gathering similar to World Youth Day for young Catholics from... Read more
At the conclusion of the International Youth Forum Saturday, Pope Francis announced the theme of World Youth Day 2022 to... Read more
Serving God and his mission is not a passing thing, but can and should be pursued in the present, with... Read more
At the opening Mass of World Youth Day 2019, Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of Panama told young people from... Read more
Five things you need to know about World Youth Day 2019 Read more
A U.S.-based coalition of dissenting Catholics, whose backers include wealthy non-Catholic funders, is sending a small group of LGBT activists... Read more