While the primary aim of World Youth Day is to energize a new generation of young Catholics for the future, Pope Francis will likely be unable to do so without a serious reckoning with the church ...

The international World Youth Day will be held from Aug. 1 to 6, and the presence of Pope Francis is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of young Catholic faithful to Lisbon. (photo ...

Lisbon, Portugal — Pope Francis is in Portugal this week for what's been called the "Catholic Woodstock" — the church's "World Youth Day" festival. Hundreds of thousands of young people are ...

Pope Francis is expected to visit Fatima Aug. 5 as part of World Youth Day events. (OSV News/Reuters/Pedro Nunes) At first glance, the Catholic faith today in Portugal seems as central a part of ...

The Catholic Church has celebrated World Youth Day (WYD) annually since the event was established by Pope John Paul II in 1985. WYD is observed in local dioceses, but typically every two to three ...

Several tens of thousands of pilgrims attending the opening mass of World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. The Catholic Youth Festival kicked off on Tuesday evening, but the highlight will be Pope ...

The rite commemorating Jesus Christ's suffering and death is one of the highlights of World Youth Day festivities, a six-day international Catholic jamboree. Pilgrims shrieked and waved as the ...