WYD Lisbon 2023

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
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
Card. Lacroix: “Transforming the heart is called to be integral and touches every aspect of our lives”

  Each morning from now until Aug. 4, meetings called "Rise up!" will be held in Lisbon and the WYD pilgrims are invited to participate and listen to each other and dialogue, in synodal ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
XXXVII World Youth Day starts with Patriarch of Lisbon's welcome

  The WYD Lisbon officially opened with the celebration of Mass at Parque Eduardo VII in front of a huge gathering of young people from all over the world. Currently, there are about 350 thousand ...

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 ...

WYD
Some members of the IYAB - International Youth Advisory Board – bid their farewells and ask that everyone prayerfully accompany the youth of the world gathered in Lisbon

  The WYD in Lisbon is now just around the corner! With just five days to go before the start of the Catholic Church's largest gathering of young people in Lisbon from August 1-6, there are three ...