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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

These are among the latest statistics released by organizers of World Youth Day, which will take place a month from now in Lisbon, Portugal. The international celebration of the Catholic faith ...

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 ...