John Paul II Youth Foundation

WYD Lisbon 2023
Presented to Pope Francis with appeals and commitments for a new humanity

  Tomas Virtuoso, former member of the IYAB-International Youth Advisory Board of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, delivered the Manifesto that was the result of the working group that ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
Summaries of the proceedings and conclusions

  Let's talk about style: the Congress organized by the John Paul II Youth Foundation on the Care of Creationthe fourth after those linked to the WYDs of Rio de Janeiro (2013) Krakow (2016) and ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
Opening remarks and greetings to 400 participants

  More than 400 young delegates from youth ministry offices from different parts of the world and members of international associations and movements, who have arrived in Lisbon to attend the ...

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At the Gregorian, the second meeting of the cycle "Walking together towards Lisbon - 10 years of Francis" in preparation for the 2023 WYD

  There was much discussion on how the Church can relate to the world of young people and the message that the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti offers to society. These were the topics about which ...

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On the eve of WYD Lisbon 2023, the 4th International Conference on Care for Creation will take place on 31 July

  On the eve of WYD Lisbon 2023, the 4th International Conference on Care for Creation will take place on 31 July at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. “Young Guardians of Creation: The ...

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In Madrid, awarded the CEU Ángel Herrera Award for the section "Dissemination of Catholic Culture"

  "Recognizing, from the leading role played by young people, the promotion of peace, unity and fraternity among peoples and nations around the world: an invitation to the youngest to build ...

John Paul II Foundation for the Youth
The new logo and site were both presented to strengthen service towards the international youth ministry

  Thirty years after its establishment in our Dicastery, the John Paul II Foundation for Youth celebrated its anniversary, during a meeting in the Vatican, by presenting its activities and new ...

WYD Magazine
The John Paul II Youth Foundation published a new issue of the World Youth Day Magazine

  This special issue of the magazine pays tribute to John Paul II by commemorating his World Youth Days. They cover twenty years of history - from 1984 to 2004 - during which time the Foundation ...

Testimony
Recollections of Carmen Aparicio, President of the John Paul II Youth Foundation

Twenty-five years ago (9-10 September, 1995), the European Youth meeting, EurHope 95, was held in Loreto. The inspiration for this meeting was an appeal for peace in the Balkans. At the time, I was ...