World Youth Day 2016

Latin American young adults go home for World Youth Day

2019-01-18T16:16:43-05:00

When 27-year-old David Figueroa found out this year��Ƶapp World Youth Day was going to be hosted in Panama, so close to his home country of Colombia, he was more than excited to be a part of the event.

Pope urges WYD volunteers to be 'hope of the future,' as Krakow 2016 wraps

2016-07-31T17:48:31-04:00

KRAKOW, Poland – Pope Francis thanked World Youth Day organizers and volunteers and urged them to be "the hope of the future."

Nigerians hope WYD experiences will help country overcome its challenges

2016-07-31T16:00:00-04:00

KRAKOW Poland – Cosmos Nandi-Esom said he is a politician back home in Nigeria.

Palestinian, Israeli pilgrims share faith, locale in Field of Mercy

2016-07-31T14:30:00-04:00

KRAKOW, Poland – At least for a few minutes at World Youth Day, the physical barriers between Palestinian and Israeli communities were nonexistent.

Don’t tuck life away, take risks, Pope tells young people

2016-07-31T13:38:46-04:00

KRAKOW, Poland – Take risks and do not let life's obstacles get in the way of encountering the true joy and life that Jesus can give, Pope Francis told more than 1 million young people.

Pope Francis: Cruelty did not end at Auschwitz; it continues today

2016-07-30T13:00:00-04:00

KRAKOW, Poland – Humankind's cruelty did not end with the Holocaust, but rages on in the suffering of those living through war, homelessness and persecution, Pope Francis said.

'Go out,' keep writing Gospel of mercy, Pope tells clergy, religious

2016-07-30T12:41:01-04:00

KRAKOW, Poland – Catholic priests and nuns must renounce their personal interests and create a church that "goes into the world" with "living writers of the Gospel," Pope Francis said.

'Evangelical moment': World Youth Day often fosters vocations

2016-07-29T16:49:21-04:00

KRAKOW, Poland – In a giant circus tent on Piastowska Street, next to the Jagiellonian University's sports center, a rock band wound up its full-volume refrain against a dazzling background of lights and streamers.

'Make trouble' by creating culture of respect, Pope tells Cuban youths

2016-07-29T09:52:11-04:00

VATICAN CITY – Fear nothing, break the chains that may bind you and bring hope to the world, Pope Francis told young people attending a special World Youth Day gathering in Cuba.

Pope pays tribute to Holocaust victims in silence, prayer

2016-07-29T09:44:25-04:00

OSWIECIM, Poland – Sitting with head bowed and eyes closed, Pope Francis paid silent tribute to the victims of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.