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 ...

To process what transpired and what lies ahead for each participant and for the church requires time. The way Pope Francis led this World Youth Day can help us integrate our lived experiences of ...

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

The process to select Pope Francis's successor could take a few days. While the world is waiting, many are reflecting on the tenure of Pope Francis. WFMY News 2 spoke to a youth group at St. Mary ...

“It is my hope that World Youth Day may be, for the ‘Old Continent,’ an impulse toward universal openness,” he added, referring to Europe, where the church’s following has dwindled as ...

Pope Francis arrives as he attends a gathering at the “Eduardo VII Park” with young people participating into the 37th World Youth Day ... of you in the Catholic Church.” ...

Pope Francis told young people on Sunday that the Catholic Church needs them and urged them to follow their dreams as he wrapped up World Youth Day in Portugal with a massive open-air Mass and an ...

A Catholic Church delegation from South Korea met with top officials in the Vatican and expressed enthusiasm that the upcoming World Youth Day (WYD) 2027 in the national capital Seoul would help ...