Pope Francis presided over a special Mass during a ceremony to handover the World Youth Day Cross to a Korean Church delegation at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, marking the official start of WYD 2027 ...

Pope Francis on Aug. 4 led 800,000 young people together at World Youth Day in Lisbon in prayer for those suffering the effects of mass shootings, wars, abuse, anxiety, eating disorders and ...

Pope Francis has released his message ahead of the international World Youth Day next year, imploring young people across the globe to join him in Lisbon, Portugal, and “arise,” as Mary did ...

The World Youth Day cross — a simple wooden cross given to youth by St. John Paul II in 1984 as a symbol of Christ’s love for humanity — has since traveled worldwide, becoming a powerful ...

The year was 1984. A jubilee year. Pope John Paul II invited young Catholic faithful from all over the world to join him at St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday.

The image of Pope Francis with his signature black briefcase caught the eye on his first papal trip, during World Youth Day in Rio 2013, although a friend assured he had been using it since he was ...

The star the Magi followed to find the Christ Child is a symbol of God’s love for all people and not a sign of the power and fame of those who think of themselves as “stars,” Pope Francis ...

Vatican City, Jan 6, 2025 / 12:05 pm. The star the Magi followed to find the Christ Child is a symbol of God’s love for all people and not a sign of the power and fame of those who think of ...