Youth
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”. ...
Associations and movements
The passing of the Foundress of the Comunità Cenacolo
On the night of Aug. 3, Mother Elvira Petrozzi, Foundress of the Comunità Cenacolo, left this world and the work she began, forty years after opening her first home. The Dicastery remembers her ...
WYD Lisbon 2023
The stand of the IYAB Advisory Board youth among those present
They welcome in different languages, make friends, present and comment on the Apostolic Exhortation "Christus Vivit." They discuss commitment and peace, hope, intergenerational ...
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
In communion of prayer for the young people gathered in Lisbon with the Holy Father Francis
Throughout the World Youth Day, scheduled for Aug. 1-6, pilgrims arriving at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican will be invited to join in communion of prayer for the young people gathered in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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The Dicastery's second podcast describes the IYAB
The second episode of the series of six podcasts produced by the Dicastery is now online, in English and Portuguese. The theme of this episode is the IYAB, the International Youth Advisory ...
Youth
Only 40 days to go until the Lisbon event
The youth, before all: all together those busy preparing for the trip and those who will follow the world event from a distance, then the WYD "workers"; still, all the staff and ...