World Youth Day
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It's official: Pope Francis will travel to World Youth Day, visit Fatima
The Lisbon trip will mark the 86-year-old pope’s fourth World Youth Day after taking part in the international Catholic gatherings... Read more
PHOTOS: A look back at 10 years of Pope Francis’ participation in World Youth Days
In the 10 years of his papacy, the Holy Father has exhorted young people at World Youth Days to answer... Read more
Spanish bishop: Reference to UN’s Agenda 2030 on World Youth Day website was ‘a mistake’
The bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, José Ignacio Munilla, called the reference to the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 on the... Read more
Pope Francis: World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon will open horizons, hearts
“Get ready for this: to open horizons, to open your hearts,” Pope Francis said. Read more
PHOTOS: A look back at Pope Benedict XVI’s participation in World Youth Days
On each World Youth Day, the late pope exhorted young people to follow the guidance of the Gospel by using... Read more
President of Portugal registers for World Youth Day 2023: Here’s how you can participate
According to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the event “will be the largest collective meeting ever in Portugal.” Read more
Pope Francis announces that World Youth Day registration is open
World Youth Day is targeted at people between the ages of 16 to 35, according to its organizers. Read more
Pope Francis warns of the danger of ‘spiritual arrogance’
The pope warned that “spiritual arrogance” can lead to adoration of one’s ego instead of God. Read more
Pope Francis jokes that either he or John XXIV will attend World Youth Day next year
With the next World Youth Day less than a year away, Pope Francis has promised that a pope will be... Read more
St. John Paul II and Blessed Carlo Acutis named among patrons of World Youth Day 2023
The Virgin Mary will be the “patroness par excellence” of the youth gathering. Read more
Pope Francis wants 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon to be an ‘event with life’
‘If you are not poets, this meeting will not work,’ the pope told organizers. Read more
Pope Francis: Christ is not like other kings, he is a King for others
Two young people joined the pope as he delivered his Angelus address. Read more
World Youth Day 2021: Pope Francis asks young Catholics to be ‘critical conscience of society’
The pope offered Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King. Read more
Dates for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon announced
The world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people will take place in 2023. Read more
World Youth Day 2021: Pope Francis asks young people to ‘testify joyfully that Christ is alive’
This year’s World Youth Day will be celebrated in local dioceses on Nov. 21. Read more
Could the International Eucharistic Congress spark a Catholic revival like Denver's World Youth Day?
“When people are immersed in that for a weekend or for an evening or for a Eucharistic Congress, like you... Read more
Vatican asks dioceses to promote local World Youth Day celebrations
World Youth Day is celebrated annually at the diocesan level, as well as every few years at big international gatherings. Read more
Catholic bishop: World Youth Day 2023 an ‘opportunity to renew hope’ after pandemic
The Catholic bishop overseeing preparations for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, has said that the event will be... Read more
Theme song unveiled for next World Youth Day in Lisbon
The organizers of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon on Wednesday unveiled the event’s official theme song. Read more
World Youth Day 2023 organizers urge youth to join ‘great national movement’
The organizers of World Youth Day 2023 invited young Portuguese Catholics this week to prepare for the event by taking... Read more
