Pope Francis has modified his World Youth Day schedule to plan a meeting this Thursday with several thousand young people... Read more
Auxiliary Bishop Cristian Contreras Villarroel of Santiago, Chile, says the hundreds of thousands of young people in Rio de Janeiro... Read more
Archbishop Orani Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro greeted pilgrims at World Youth Day's opening Mass, urging them to spread the... Read more
Held at each World Youth Day as an opportunity to provide formation for participants, the three catechesis sessions in Rio... Read more
Fabricio, Jose and Diego, three World Youth Day pilgrims from Paraguay, say their deep desire that Pope Francis will set... Read more
After arriving last night by helicopter at Laranjeiras Stadium, the home of the Fluminense Soccer Club, Pope Francis received a... Read more
The boy who greeted the Holy Father upon his arrival in Brazil said he could not find the words to... Read more
A group of young people who traveled 18 hours on a plane to make it to Brazil for World Youth... Read more
Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to a jubilant welcome that at times involved crowds swarming the... Read more
Award-winning Catholic musician Matt Maher sees this year’s World Youth Day gathering as an opportunity to recognize the universal nature... Read more
The Brazilian military discovered an improvised bomb in a parking garage bathroom at the shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida... Read more
At World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro this week, a group of Peruvian youth with disabilities are set to... Read more
Affirming the “great heart” of the Brazilian people, Pope Francis said at a welcome ceremony that he comes to World... Read more
Around 6,000 journalists from around the globe are flocking to Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach this week to cover the... Read more
Journalists from across the world heard stories of faith and determination from young people attending World Youth Day 2013 in... Read more
A group of 67 young people from the slums in Buenos Aires heading to Brazil for World Youth Day will... Read more
As the official start of World Youth Day nears, Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro reflected on the... Read more
Pope Francis said as he flew to Rio de Janeiro that he is going to meet young people and help... Read more
As he boarded the plane for Rio de Janeiro and the 28th World Youth Day, Pope Francis brought his down-to-earth... Read more
Forty Australian World Youth Day pilgrims made a special stop in Chile on Saturday to help rebuild a 200-year-old church... Read more