WYD Lisbon 2023 (day 3): from a lost sheep wounded by his father to meet Jesus. The testimony of an American before the Pope and thousands of young people

Aug 04, 2023 02:42

ZENIT Staff

WYD Lisbon 2023

Lisbon WYD (Day 1): Nine Drones Intercepted, 200,000 Young People Attend First Mass and Other Amazing Data

The Security Forces and Organizing Committee revealed data of the WYD’s first days.

Aug 02, 2023 17:15

ZENIT Staff

WYD Lisbon 2023

Pope Francis hopes that World Youth Day in Lisbon will be a “seed for the world’s future”

Francis encourages young people to follow the Marian example of «setting out, in haste, to serve, to help» others. He also recalls that in the context of war «I would like to see in Lisbon a seed of the world of the future.»

Jul 26, 2023 14:34

ZENIT Staff

WYD Lisbon 2023

“I Am With You”: WYD’s Last Campaign Is Launched on the Eve of the Event’s Opening in Lisbon

Through the campaign developed by the Nossa agency, pilgrims are invited to share experiences and celebrate life. It is also time to show how Portugal knows how to welcome so well, with a warm and very Portuguese «I am with you».

Jul 25, 2023 11:19

ZENIT Staff

WYD Lisbon 2023•Young People

More than 28,600 Young People and 60 Bishops from the USA Traveling to Lisbon for World Youth Day

Most U.S. pilgrims to WYD are young adults between the ages of 18 and 25.

Jul 24, 2023 02:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•WYD Lisbon 2023•Young People

Charity helping young people experience the joy of World Youth Day

Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will be helping to create a WYD experience as close to the main event as possible for those unable to travel to Lisbon because of financial and other difficulties.

Jul 19, 2023 07:44

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

WYD Lisbon 2023 (day 3): from a lost sheep wounded by his father to meet Jesus. The testimony of an American before the Pope and thousands of young people

WYD Lisbon 2023 (day 3): the Pope’s marvelous reflection on the cross, tears and Jesus’ walk with us

Lisbon WYD (Day 3): How Is My Love? Concrete or Abstract? Pope Francis’ Simple but Profound Meditation in Lisbon

Lisbon WYD (Day 2): On the Morning of the Pope’s Second Day in Portugal, He Offered a Mass for the Relatives of a Woman Who Was in Lisbon for the WYD and Died as the Result of An Accident, and for University Students

“Be Influencers”: Cardinal Tagle’s Great Reflection That Merited a Long Ovation of Influencers in Lisbon

WYD Lisbon 2023 (day 2): Pope explains to hundreds of thousands of young people what it means «to be called by name»

Lisbon WYD (Day 2): This Was the Pope’s Afternoon on His Second Day in Lisbon Among Hundreds of Thousands of Young People

Lisbon WYD (Day 1): Nine Drones Intercepted, 200,000 Young People Attend First Mass and Other Amazing Data

Pope Francis hopes that World Youth Day in Lisbon will be a “seed for the world’s future”

“I Am With You”: WYD’s Last Campaign Is Launched on the Eve of the Event’s Opening in Lisbon

More than 28,600 Young People and 60 Bishops from the USA Traveling to Lisbon for World Youth Day

Charity helping young people experience the joy of World Youth Day