World Youth Day
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Past World Youth Day attendees recall finding vocations
As huge crowds of youth flock to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day 2013, some participants from past years... Read more
Pope prays for WYD before famous Marian image
Two days before his departure to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for World Youth Day, Pope Francis made a surprise trip... Read more
Vatican prompts prayer app update in time for World Youth Day
Major updates to a popular Catholic prayer application for smart phones have been completed just in time for World Youth... Read more
Flash mob organizers hope to unite WYD crowds in Rio
Organizers of a massive flash mob in Brazil hope that some two million young people from around the world will... Read more
Pope Francis prays with Benedict XVI before World Youth Day
Pope Francis met with former pontiff Benedict XVI today to pray for his trip to Brazil and for World Youth... Read more
Indulgences not a 'magical formula,' canon lawyer explains
In contrast with media reports of “time off of purgatory” for Pope Francis' Twitter followers, a canon lawyer says indulgences... Read more
Pope Francis will visit slum, not use popemobile in Rio
During next week's World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis will be staying in a modest residency, visiting... Read more
Vatican: Change of Popes 'intensified' World Youth Day
A Vatican spokesman said the change of Popes which occurred from the announcement of World Youth Day to its fruition... Read more
Pope to receive cross signed by 10,000 Colombian youth
During World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro next week, Pope Francis will be presented with and bless a wooden... Read more
Bishop catechists for World Youth Day 2013 revealed
During World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, more than 250 bishops from around the world will preside at catechetical... Read more
Blessed Chiara Badano an 'excellent' model for World Youth Day
A friend of Blessed Chiara Badano, a patroness of World Youth Day 2013 who united her suffering from cancer to... Read more
Pope Francis' accommodations for World Youth Day revealed
The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has posted a series of photos of the room where Pope Francis will stay... Read more
World Youth Day expected to boost economy in Rio de Janeiro
The organizers of the World Youth Day to be held next week in Brazil have sent a report on the... Read more
WYD cross and Marian icon arrive in Rio de Janeiro
The World Youth Day Cross and Icon of the Virgin Mary arrived July 6 in Rio de Janeiro, where they... Read more
Pope grants indulgences for World Youth Day
Pope Francis will grant a plenary indulgence – a remission of all temporal punishment due to sin – to World... Read more
Faithful can send intentions for Papal Mass at Brazilian shrine
The Catholic faithful from around the world are invited to send their prayer intentions to the Shrine of Our Lady... Read more
Despite protests, archbishop assures safety at World Youth Day
The archbishop of Rio de Janeiro has reassured young people planning to attend World Youth Day that the protests occurring... Read more
Pope's plans for encyclical, travel disclosed
Pope Francis could issue his first encyclical this year and so far is only planning one international trip in 2013,... Read more
Rio archbishop invites Pope to visit poor neighborhood
The archbishop of Rio de Janeiro proposed an agenda for Pope Francis' visit to Brazil this summer for World Youth... Read more
Pope Francis will attend World Youth Day, officials confirm
The president of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis, has confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Brazil... Read more
