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.

Pope Francis referred to his message for World Youth Day 2021, released on Sept. 27, in which he invited young Catholics to “arise and bear witness” to the Gospel. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis inaugurated the Christmas season Thursday, saying in Christmas Eve Mass that the birth of the infant Jesus should not only assure humanity of God’s love for them, but it should also ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 12, 2022 / 15:00 pm. Pope Francis has released his message ahead of the international World Youth Day next year, imploring young people across the globe to join him ...