Tag: World Youth Day

LISBON, Portugal -- A Catholic Church that has grown weary in countries shaken by the clerical sexual abuse crisis and cultural trends toward secularism...

LISBON, Portugal -- Joyful, singing crowds were walking through Lisbon long after the opening Mass of World Youth Day 2023 was over Aug. 1....

VATICAN CITY -- Destroying grain is a "grave offense to God," Pope Francis said, appealing to authorities in Russia as "my brothers" and urging...

LEWES -- Gerald Brady can't wait to meet some of his fellow Catholics from all over the globe. The 23-year-old teacher will be attending World...

VATICAN CITY -- As has been his practice since becoming pope in 2013, Pope Francis will take most of the month of July off...

VATICAN CITY -- Just under three months before World Youth Day gets underway in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis said young people should consult their...

VATICAN CITY -- World Youth Day is an antidote against indifference, isolation and lethargy, Pope Francis said. Since World Youth Days were established by St....

ASTI, Italy  -- With several of his cousins and their children and grandchildren present, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Asti cathedral, giving a...

BALTIMORE -- "The church did not close during the pandemic," Sean Callahan, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, told the U.S. bishops during...

VATICAN CITY — The world needs prophets and true witnesses of hope in a time of uncertainty and trial, Pope Francis told Catholic young...