Diocesan pilgrims describe their time at WYD in Portugal
August 10, 2023
Pilgrims from the Arlington diocese traveled to World Youth Day, a weeklong gathering of Catholic young people from around the world, which took place in
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WYD pilgrims showed the world faith can lead to peace, pope says
August 9, 2023
VATICAN CITY — In a world suffering from “diseases of the soul,” like pride, hatred and violence, the young people who traveled to Portugal for
Welcome Home to Ordinary Times
August 8, 2023
This past month, I have read with interest many accounts of World Youth Day and the experiences shared by my younger sisters and brothers in
Young man after confession with the pope: ‘I told him the sins that pain me the most’
August 7, 2023
Francisco Velarde, a 21-year-old Spaniard, was one of the young people who had the privilege of going to confession with Pope Francis Aug. 4 at
Don’t be afraid to change the world, pope tells youths at WYD closing Mass
August 7, 2023
LISBON, Portugal — To end “Catholic Woodstock” — as World Youth Day has been called by the Portuguese press — Pope Francis told 1.5 million
On flight to Rome, pope responds to questions about abuse, his health
August 7, 2023
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL — After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis,
Pope calls for inclusive church while in Portugal for WYD
August 7, 2023
LISBON, Portugal — Pope Francis asked the 1.5 million young people who attended World Youth Day to take “what God has sown into your hearts”
Pope hears young people’s confessions in WYD ‘Reconciliation Park’
August 4, 2023
LISBON, Portugal — Young people were going to confession on street corners and park benches throughout Lisbon during World Youth Day, but in the 150
‘Preach the real Christ,’ Bishop Barron tells thousands of U.S. youth at WYD
August 3, 2023
“When you preach the real Christ, not a watered-down Christ, it lights a fire in people,” Bishop Robert Barron said to applause from tens of
Awaken the ‘weary’ church by becoming ‘restless,’ pope says in Portugal
August 3, 2023
LISBON, Portugal — A Catholic Church that has grown weary in countries shaken by the clerical sexual abuse crisis and cultural trends toward secularism must
