Friday, August 4, 20230111Before a sea of waving flags representing countries large and small from across the globe, Pope Francis told some 500,000 singing, shouting and swaying young people that God has called each person to him by name, not their social media handle. "You are not here by mistake," he told the mass of people in Lisbon's Eduardo VII Park Aug. 3...
Tuesday, July 25, 20230302When Pope Francis arrives in Lisbon for World Youth Day 2023, there will be plenty of pilgrims from the U.S. ready to greet him -- close to 29,000. Nearly 1,000 of those pilgrims will be from the Diocese of Dallas.
Wednesday, August 24, 20220127Much has changed in the world since the seminal World Youth Day 1993 event in Denver put the event firmly on the map among North American Catholics. Not the least of those transformations is a post-pandemic world still impacted by changed travel, public health and economic realities. Nevertheless, the 2023 edition of WYD -- set for the...
