Youth
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope's words in Canada to commemorate the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
During his trip to Canada, Pope Francis devoted some of his reflections to grandparents and the elderly. This attention is driven by the fact that this week is the celebration of the Second ...
Youth
Almost three years after its establishment, the entity created after the Synod on Youth is preparing for its next meeting in Portugal
In November 2019, the International Youth Advisory Body was established. It was created to carry out a specific request of the Final Document of the 2018 Synod, which called for the creation of ...
Bioethics
An e-book to help younger people grasp the truth about the beauty and uniqueness of every human life
At the closure of the "Amoris Laetitia Family" Year, and some days after the 10th World Meeting of Families, the Keys to Bioethics - A Manual of Bioethics for Youth App, created ...
WYD
The Local Organizing Committee presented the 13 Patron Saints of WYD Lisbon 2023
St. John Paul II, St. John Bosco, St. Vincent, St. Anthony, St. Bartholomew of the Martyrs, St. John de Brito, Blessed Joanna of Portugal, Blessed John Fernandes, Blessed Maria Clara of the ...
The Pope Video
The Pope Video for May: the first in a triptych on Youth, Family and Elderly
The Pope Video for May has just been released with the prayer intention that Francis is entrusting to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network. This month, the ...
WYD
Young people from around the world are invited to visit Portuguese dioceses from 26 to 31 July 2023
“Welcome, discovery, mission, culture, and sending” are the five "pillars" of the Days in the Dioceses program that will precede the celebration of World Youth Day Lisbon 2023. This ...
WYD
Young people from Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, Cuba won the international competition Challenge JMJ 2021
Challenge JMJ 2021 was an international competition launched by the Cristonautas program of the Fundación Ramón Pané in August 2021. It aimed to translate in the language of dance and music the ...
Youth
Holy Father encourages young people to creatively prepare for the next WYD
In the video released by the Local Organizing Committee 2023, the Holy Father Francis greets young people and invites them to creatively prepare for the next World Youth Day. "If you are ...
WYD
The Local Organizing Committee of WYD 2023 announces the "implementation phase" - a further stage in the preparation of the World Youth Meeting to be held in Lisbon in August 2023
"It is great to see people united for the same goal: to get the message of Jesus everywhere," says Rita Xavier, one of the volunteers contributing to the preparation, also emphasizing ...
Youth
A member of the International Youth Advisory Body shares her experience of the commitment to the local interfaith synod
Indonesia is a pluralistic country with six official religions and numerous local languages and ethnicities. Thus, interfaith dialogue has to be continuously practiced to foster peace and ...