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9 things to know and share about Fátima
May 13 is the optional memorial of Our Lady of Fátima, arguably the most prominent approved apparition of the 20th... Read more
Portuguese bishops announce financial compensation fund for Church abuse victims
An independent commission authorized by the Portuguese bishops found that thousands of children had been sexually abused by priests and... Read more
With ascent of conservatives in Portugal, prominent Catholic calls for dialogue
The conservative party Chega (“Enough”), which ran on a traditional values platform, made huge gains, increasing its seats from 12... Read more
Francisco and Jacinta: brother and sister saints who were seers at Fatima
On Feb. 20, the Church celebrates the lives of two children, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the seers of... Read more
Thousands at Fátima Shrine pray for peace in the Holy Land and Ukraine
In his reflection before the faithful from 35 different countries, Cardinal Américo Aguiar encouraged the faithful to pray to the... Read more
Pope Francis laments when ‘ideology replaces faith’ in segment of U.S. Catholics
The pope’s private conversation with members of the Society of Jesus was published Aug. 28 by the Jesuit journal La... Read more
Father of girl reportedly cured of blindness says it was ‘a gift of the Virgin to WYD’
On Saturday, Aug. 5, in Fátima, Portugal, Jimena said she was cured of a serious eye problem after a novena... Read more
Religious sister tells how she discovered her vocation at a WYD thanks to Benedict XVI
The sister related that Pope Benedict XVI spoke “of the Eucharist as a ‘kiss’ and of adoration as a prostration... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
World Youth Day 2023: Lisbon patriarch greets attendees at opening Mass
World Youth Day 2023 kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 1 with an opening Mass attended by hundreds of thousands... Read more
As World Youth Day kicks off, ACN champions cause of persecuted Christians worldwide
The aim is to encourage pilgrims and participants to actively support the suffering Church in their own countries. Read more
