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These cloistered nuns who never leave the convent are at WYD for the first time
They never (or almost never) leave the convent, but one lively group of cloistered nuns is participating for the first... Read more
What’s so unique about Mouraria, the Lisbon neighborhood mentioned by Pope Francis this week?
The approximately 6,000 inhabitants of the neighborhood today come from dozens of different countries. Read more
Cardinal Tagle to young Filipinos: ‘Only Jesus will make us true influencers’
Speaking to young Filipino pilgrims at World Youth Day in Lisbon, the cardinal expressed hope they would find a way... Read more
Pope Francis at WYD Stations of the Cross: ‘Jesus wipes away our hidden tears’
The pope’s meditations connected Christ’s sufferings to wounds that young people experience today. Read more
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UK man fined for praying outside abortion clinic now faces criminal charges
Authorities have filed criminal charges against Adam Smith-Connor, who was fined in 2022 for praying silently within an abortion facility... Read more
Pope Francis hears young people’s confessions in Lisbon
Pope Francis on Friday heard the confessions of three young people in the Jardim Vasco da Gama, renamed Reconciliation Park... Read more
Pope receives posthumous letter from young Carmelite who wanted to attend WYD
In the letter, Pablo María de la Cruz expressed to the pope his desire to have participated in WYD in... Read more
Pope Francis: Without concrete love, our lives have ‘no weight’
At a gathering with Portuguese charity workers, Pope Francis went off script to insist that Christian love must be tangibly... Read more
Why St. John Vianney is a model for all priests
The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century later, Pope John XXIII reflected on... Read more
PHOTOS: Pope Francis’ first World Youth Day speech, ‘God’s heart beats uniquely for you’
Approximately 500,000 people celebrated Pope Francis’ arrival at World Youth Day. Read more
‘I want to give my life for this’: 2 priests, friar at WYD share their vocation stories
All three priests are in Lisbon, Portugal, this week for World Youth Day 2023 and spoke to CNA about their... Read more
Pope meets with clerical abuse survivors, urges Church to hear victims’ ‘anguished cry’
Earlier Pope Francis called for “a humble, ongoing purification, starting with the anguished cry of the victims, who must always... Read more
‘Attend to the planet and poor,’ Pope Francis urges college students
Pope Francis began his second day in Portugal with a meeting with Catholic students and members of an educational youth... Read more
‘Preach the real Christ,’ Bishop Barron tells thousands of U.S. youth at WYD
In his speech, Bishop Robert Barron emphasized that every person has a unique mission from God and that money or... Read more
Pope Francis makes urgent call to recover eucharistic adoration in the Church
“Only in adoration, only before the Lord can the taste and passion for evangelization be recovered,” the pontiff said during... Read more
Recently baptized Korean woman comes to WYD to get to know Catholic community
“It’s just so amazing to see all the Catholic youth from all over the world gathered here together through the... Read more
‘Sail boldly into sea of evangelization,’ pope tells clergy, religious in Lisbon
The Holy Father encouraged Church leaders in Portugal to overcome discouragement by spending time in adoration. Read more
Pilgrims from Liberia overcome travel troubles to attend WYD: ‘Being here is a miracle’
Father Ernest Wisner and his small group from Liberia finally arrived at World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, after having... Read more
World Youth Day 2023: Pope Francis arrives in Lisbon, ‘a city of encounter’ in a divided world
“Young people ... who long for unity, peace, and fraternity, urge us to make their good dreams come true,” the... Read more
WYD: High turnout of Spanish youth signals faith alive in increasingly secular country
During the days prior to the start of this long-awaited event, the presence of Spanish youth was noticed throughout the... Read more
