World Youth Day Lisbon launched its website and unveiled its logo Friday as Portugal prepares to host the world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people in August 2023.

This is the logo for the Aug. 1-6 World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. (CNS/Holy See Press Office) ...

World Youth Day Lisbon launched its website and unveiled its logo Friday as Portugal prepares to host the world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people in August 2023. CNA is a service of ...

Official logo of World Youth Day 2023 (photo: Promotional Art / WYD 2023) Jonathan Liedl World July 17, 2023. ... Non-Catholic involvement in World Youth Day is not unprecedented.

Read CNN’s Fast Facts about World Youth Day, a day when Catholic youth between the ages of 16 and 35 gather to celebrate their faith.

In 1985, Pope St. John Paul II initiated World Youth Day, an every-couple-of-years event meant to draw young Catholics together to celebrate, learn, and deepen their faith. Over the succeeding ...

LISBON, Portugal — Pope Francis told young people on Sunday the Catholic Church needs them and urged them to follow their dreams as he wrapped up World Youth Day in Portugal on Sunday with a ...

About 20 Catholic pilgrims who attended World Day Youth services in Australia with Pope Benedict XVI last month have claimed asylum, with more applications expected, refugee advocates said on Tuesday.

Pope Francis is wrapping up his five-day trip to Portugal. He's presiding over a massive open-air Mass for an estimated 1.5 million people who camped out overnight on a vast field.

Pope Francis is wrapping up his five-day trip to Portugal. He's presiding over a massive open-air Mass for an estimated 1.5 million people who camped out overnight on a vast field.