Young people gather for the Archdiocese of Johannesburg’s WYD Mass
By Kati Dijane – Almost 200 young people gathered at St Martin De Porres parish in Craighall Park in Johannesburg for the World Youth Day Mass on...
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“Arise With Haste!”: Neocatechumenal Way Pilgrims at World Youth Day
By Pietro Poggiali – “Mary arose and went with haste”. Inspired by the energy and zeal of the Virgin Mary, many young people from all the ends of...
All Aboard: WYD Pilgrims know about the Synod, share its concerns
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – With the approach of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops, a major event in the pontificate of Pope Francis, it was...
Pope calls for Inclusive Church while in Portugal for WYD
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis asked the 1,5 million young people who attended World Youth Day to take “what God has sown into your hearts”...
World Youth Day 2027 will be in Seoul, South Korea, pope announces
By Justin McLellan, CNS – World Youth Day is returning to Asia in 2027 and will be hosted in Seoul, South Korea. Pope Francis announced the location...
On flight to Rome, pope responds to questions about abuse, his health
By Justin McLellan, CNS – After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis, Pope Francis said the...
‘Do you cry?’ Pope asks 800,000 young people at WYD; so does Jesus
By Justin McLellan, CNS – When feelings of suffering, anxiety and loneliness bring young people to tears, Jesus cries with them and walks alongside them on the...
Pope to Young People at WYD: God Calls your Authentic, not Virtual, Self
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Before a sea of waving flags representing countries large and small from across the globe, Pope Francis told some 500,000 singing, shouting...
Pope in Portugal: Awaken the Weary Church
By Justin McLellan, CNS – A Catholic Church that has grown weary in countries shaken by the clerical sexual abuse crisis and cultural trends toward secularism must...
Bishop Selemela’s Special Blessing for World Youth Day Pilgrims
By Francesco Giliberti – A few days before World Youth Day, Bishop Masilo John Selemela, auxiliary in Pretoria, imparted a special sending blessing to the young people of...
