When World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon 2023 began, the great controversy surrounding it was whether the event had lost its evangelizing flavor, given Cardinal-elect Américo Aguiar’s contentious statements on interreligious dialogue.
This controversy might seem relatively forgotten by now, as...
Last week a controversy erupted about the way the Blessed Sacrament was stored during the Saturday night preceding Sunday’s papal mass at World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon.
Pictures circulating on social media showed plastic containers on top of tables inside...
LISBON, August 5, 2023 — Pope Francis met yesterday with 17 other religious leaders at the Apostolic Nunciature.
“We know this is a goal of Pope Francis’ pontificate, this interreligious dialogue,” said Timóteo Cabral, President of the Evangelical Alliance of...
LISBON, August 4, 2023 — Among many other initiatives meant to bring pilgrims into a deeper relationship with Christ, the World Youth Day (WYD) organized the “City of Joy,” promoting vocations and the sacraments.
Set in the gardens sprawling before...
LISBON, August 2, 2023 — World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon 2023 is featuring a new model of catechesis: the Rise Up Encounters.
During a press conference held yesterday, Fr. Nuno Amador from the Pastoral Direction of WYD 2023 listed these...
LISBON, July 31, 2023 — Today, seven volunteers from all around the world were invited to a press conference, to give a brief testimony about WYD and its meaning for them.
Micael De Almeida is a missionary and physiotherapist...
