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World Youth Day Lisbon
Italy’s ‘most handsome man’ leaves modeling career to become a priest
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 7, 2023 / 18:10 pm Young Edoardo Santini, considered “the most handsome man in Italy,” has decided to leave his promising career as a model and enter a seminary to become a priest. Dancer, swimmer, actor — these were a few of the dreams …
U.S. pilgrims reflect on World Youth Day experience: a ‘small taste’ of heaven
By Jonah McKeown, Joe Bukuras CNA Newsroom, Aug 9, 2023 / 15:45 pm Tens of thousands of American pilgrims traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, for World Youth Day Aug. 1–6, a trip some attendees called “a dream,” “a blessing,” and “incredible.” World Youth Day, a global event for young people that takes place …
Miracle at Fátima? World Youth Day pilgrim receives her sight after Communion at Mass
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2023 / 16:00 pm “I opened my eyes and I could see perfectly,” said Jimena, a 16-year-old Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim who said she miraculously recovered her sight after receiving the Eucharist at Fátima, Portugal, during a Mass there. This possible miracle …
Pope Francis explains why he skipped Fatima prayer for peace
By Courtney Mares, Hannah Brockhaus, Daniel Ibañez Rome Newsroom, Aug 6, 2023 / 16:15 pm On his return flight from World Youth Day on Sunday, Pope Francis explained why he opted to skip reading a prayer in Fatima that consecrated the Church and “countries at war” to the Blessed Virgin Mary. When asked …
8 unique things to know about World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon
by Clara Raimundo Lisbon, Portugal, Jul 30, 2023 / 05:00 am After four years of waiting — one year longer than expected due to the pandemic — and fears that the pope’s health issues would force another postponement, World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, will finally take place in …
Pope Francis Prayer intentions for August 2023
For World Youth Day We pray the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to live and witness the Gospel in their own lives.
Close to 100 Spanish youths to walk almost 800 miles to World Youth Day in Lisbon
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 28, 2023 / 13:00 pm Nearly 100 young people from the parishes of St. Matthew and St. Raphael in the Guineueta neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain, will walk 1,276 kilometers (790 miles) over 40 days to reach Lisbon, the site of the 2023 World …