Going on a pilgrimage usually brings highs and lows, but the Love family encourages other families to participate in future... Read more
Pope Francis called the mother of a young man, Luca Re Sartù, 24, who has passed away after apparently contracting... Read more
Marina Aleykseyeva, a Ukrainian pilgrim, said “it was unbelievable” how many people stopped them on the streets to say they... Read more
One priest says that being designated the site of the next WYD is an opportunity “to spread faith in Christ”... Read more
A young couple from Seattle braved the long flights and big crowds to experience World Youth Day in Lisbon with... Read more
On Saturday, Aug. 5, in Fátima, Portugal, Jimena said she was cured of a serious eye problem after a novena... Read more
“I opened my eyes and I could see perfectly,” said Jimena, a 16-year-old Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim. Read more
The 21-year-old Spaniard told ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, the details of what he considers “the confession of my... Read more
The announcement was made at the end of the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. Read more
The sister related that Pope Benedict XVI spoke “of the Eucharist as a ‘kiss’ and of adoration as a prostration... Read more
They never (or almost never) leave the convent, but one lively group of cloistered nuns is participating for the first... Read more
Members of the Love family have immersed themselves in WYD 2023 festivities and say their large family has been “treated... Read more
The pope’s meditations connected Christ’s sufferings to wounds that young people experience today. Read more
Pope Francis on Friday heard the confessions of three young people in the Jardim Vasco da Gama, renamed Reconciliation Park... Read more
In the letter, Pablo María de la Cruz expressed to the pope his desire to have participated in WYD in... Read more
Approximately 500,000 people celebrated Pope Francis’ arrival at World Youth Day. Read more
Pope Francis began his second day in Portugal with a meeting with Catholic students and members of an educational youth... Read more
In his speech, Bishop Robert Barron emphasized that every person has a unique mission from God and that money or... Read more
“It’s just so amazing to see all the Catholic youth from all over the world gathered here together through the... Read more
The Holy Father encouraged Church leaders in Portugal to overcome discouragement by spending time in adoration. Read more