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World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon

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Recently baptized Korean woman comes to WYD to get to know Catholic community

August 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Justina, a young Korean woman who was recently baptized and entered the Catholic Church, explained that she decided to participate in World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon “for many reasons. But I really wanted to see the pope.” / Credit: ACI Prensa/Yo… […]

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‘Sail boldly into sea of evangelization,’ pope tells clergy, religious in Lisbon

August 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 8

Pope Francis participates in vespers at Jerónimos Monastery in Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Aug 2, 2023 / 12:35 pm (CNA).
Acknowledging the discouragement that can be experienced by Catholic leaders in secu… […]

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Pilgrims from Liberia overcome travel troubles to attend WYD: ‘Being here is a miracle’

August 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

James Nyumah, 23, from Liberia, (pictured third from left) hangs out with new friends from Australia while attending a "Rise Up" session at World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, on Aug. 2, 2023. / Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Lisbon, Port… […]

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World Youth Day 2023: Pope Francis arrives in Lisbon, ‘a city of encounter’ in a divided world

August 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis meets with Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon upon his arrival for World Youth Day on Aug. 2, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 2, 2023 / 07:36 am (CNA)…. […]

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WYD: High turnout of Spanish youth signals faith alive in increasingly secular country

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

Spanish pilgrims at World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, July 31, 2023. / Credit: Duarte Mourão Nunes/Flickr JMJ Lisboa 2023

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 1, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
Of all the young people from countries participating in World Yout… […]

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World Youth Day and the arc of a pontificate

August 1, 2023 Christopher R. Altieri 14

With World Youth Day celebrations underway today in Lisbon, the curtain is up on what many pope-watchers already believe to be the last act of the Francis pontificate. There is a certain poetic arc to […]

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World Youth Day 2023: Lisbon patriarch greets attendees at opening Mass

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Hundreds of thousands of people attended the opening Mass for World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, on Aug. 1, 2023. / Credit: Julia Silva / JMJ Lisboa 2023

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 1, 2023 / 14:55 pm (CNA).
World Youth Day 2023 kicked off in Li… […]

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French soccer player Olivier Giroud sends WYD message to 40,000 French pilgrims 

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Soccer player Olivier Giroud, center forward for France, in victory over Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. / Credit: Антон Зайцев for soccer.ru, CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons

Denver, Colo., Aug 1, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA)…. […]

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As World Youth Day kicks off, ACN champions cause of persecuted Christians worldwide

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Newsroom, Aug 1, 2023 / 11:00 am (CNA).
As World Youth Day (WYD) kicks off in Lisbon, Portugal, this week, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is launching several initiatives to raise aware… […]

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This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for August 2023

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis addresses the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in his Sunday Angelus on July 16, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Denver, Colo., Aug 1, 2023 / 02:15 am (CNA).
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of August is for World Youth Day (W… […]

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