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World Youth Day
Pope to young people: Friendship with Jesus leads to love, not propaganda
Pope Leo XIV has called on young people to reject divisive discourse and attitudes, and to live as true disciples of Christ who listen, understand and speak truth with...
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World Youth Day
Christ the King triumphs over evil with the power of love, pope says
Pope Francis presided over Mass on the feast of Christ the King and marked the celebration of World Youth Day with young people from Portugal handing the World Youth Day...
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World Youth Day
WYD 2027 in South Korea to focus on courage, interreligious dialogue
World Youth Day 2027 will be the second time the event is held in Asia and the first time it takes place in a country where Christians are the minority.
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World Youth Day
Share joy of God's love, sow seeds of hope in world, pope tells youths
Dioceses around the world are celebrating World Youth Day on a local level on the feast of Christ the King Nov. 26 this year. Pope Francis has asked Catholic young people...
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World Youth Day
WYD pilgrims showed the world faith can lead to peace, pope says
At his first general audience after World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis told pilgrims and visitors about his trip, about the faith of the young people he...
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World Youth Day
Don't be afraid to change the world, pope tells youths at WYD closing Mass
World Youth Day 2023 ended Aug. 6 with 1.5 million people joining Pope Francis for Mass. The pope sent the young people on their way with assurances that Jesus knows and...
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World Youth Day
'Do you cry?' pope asks 800,000 young people at WYD; so does Jesus, he says
Meditating on the Stations of the Cross with some 800,000 young people at World Youth Day, Pope Francis urged them to let Jesus walk with them through their troubles and...
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World Youth Day
Cardinal, star soccer coach say sports must emphasize formation
A renowned soccer coach and a leading cardinal got together to talk about the role of sports in the life of young people as part of a series of dialogues being held in...