Now that you are back, where will WTD take you?
This past month, I have read with interest many accounts of World Youth Day and the experiences shared by my younger sisters and brothers in Christ as hundreds of thousands … Learn More
Tag: Pope Francis
‘Attend to the planet and poor,’ Pope Francis urges college students
In his first encounters with young people ahead of his arrival at World Youth Day later in the day, Pope Francis on Thursday urged his audiences to use their knowledge … Learn More
Pope hears young people’s confessions in WYD ‘Reconciliation Park’
LISBON, Portugal — Young people were going to confession on street corners and park benches throughout Lisbon during World Youth Day, but in the 150 plywood confessionals set up in … Learn More
Don’t close yourself off from crisis, pope tells Portuguese students
LISBON, Portugal — Meeting in a makeshift “Sistine Chapel” painted floor-to ceiling by students, Pope Francis, paintbrush in hand, left a mark on the hearts of young people by telling … Learn More
Lisbon basks in joy as World Youth Day opens
Nearly 800 of Archdiocese of Newark’s youth is there.
Pope Francis: Discernment helps us find the gems among the junk
Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged Christians to learn how to seek and find the precious things in life, including a relationship with Christ and others. “Every day, at home, on … Learn More
Pope to young people: To tackle life’s ups and downs, look to the elderly
VATICAN CITY — The Gospel calls Christians to bring the elderly to the center of their lives and away from the margins of families, politics, and financial markets that banish them … Learn More
Papal envoy gives Biden letter from pope, urges U.S. leaders to support peace
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Matteo Zuppi hand-delivered a letter from Pope Francis to U.S. President Joe Biden as part of his three-day papal mission to help promote humanitarian efforts and open … Learn More
At Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis asks parents to sow faith in their children
At the Angelus on Sunday, July 16, Pope Francis reflected on the parable of the sower and encouraged parents not to give in to “fashions” of the world and to … Learn More
Sembrar semillas de fe, aunque sus frutos no sean inmediatos, dice el Papa Francisco
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Aunque los frutos no sean inmediatamente visibles, los cristianos están llamados a sembrar semillas de fe en el mundo y en la gente que les rodea … Learn More