Pope Francis

#Synod 2023
Pope Francis invites us to embrace listening and dialogue through the Synod

  (Vatican City, 29 September 2023) – The Pope Video for October, an initiative of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is about to be released. Its message is focused on ...

WYD
“Rejoicing in hope” and “Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary” are the thems chosen by the Holy Father

  The Holy Father has chosen the themes of the two World Youth Days that will be celebrated in the particular Churches in 2023 and 2024, on the Solemnity of Christ the King, and that will mark ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
In a video message, the Holy Father calls on young people to be "missionaries, sowers and witnesses" of what they experienced in Lisbon last August

  “You still cherish the memory of the Day, don't you? It is a memory that is not to be packed away or left alone in photo albums. It should be a living memory, and you have to keep it alive”. ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
Eucharistic Adoration at the end of the pilgrimage of 1.5 million young people to Parque Tejo-Campo da Graça

  After nearly 10 hours of walking to Parque Tejo-Campo da Graça in Loures, young people who had gathered in Lisbon for the XXXVII World Youth Day, participated in the Vigil with Pope ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
The Holy Father's words, testimonies and the Stations of the Way of the Cross at Parque Eduardo VII

  The Pope's second encounter with the approximately 800,000 young World Youth Day pilgrims gathered in Lisbon's Parque Eduardo VII for the Stations of the Cross was an intense and emotional ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
Pope Francis welcomes pilgrims to XXXVII WYD in Lisbon and the symbols are taken onto the stage

  “Queridos jovens, boa tarde! Dear young people, good evening! Welcome and thank you for being here. I am pleased to see all of you, and also to hear the delightful noise you are ...

The Pope Video
In conjunction with the opening of World Youth Day in Lisbon, The Pope Video focuses on the fundamental role of young people in the life of the Church and the world

  “When I go to the church in my neighborhood, I see only old people. Is the Church only for old people?”. This is the question directed to Pope Francis that opens this Pope Video which coincides ...

Grandparents and the elderly
8 thousand present in Saint Peter’s for the III World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

  “Be vigilant so that we do not marginalize the elderly in our families or lives”. This was the message pronounced made by Pope Francis during his homily at the Mass he celebrated together with ...

Grandparents and Elderly
Holy Mass in St. Peter's presided over by Pope Francis, with the mandate of the elderly to the WYD youth, and initiatives around the world to celebrate the Day

  Sunday, July 23, marks the Third World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which this year has as its theme " His mercy is from age to age " (Lk 1:50). A Mass presided over by Pope ...