A Way of the Cross in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday evening, and two Masses, one celebrated by Portuguese Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça on Saturday, and the other by South Korean Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik on Sunday: through these celebrations that took place over the weekend in Rome, a symbolic bridge was created between Read More…

“Never leave us without your good way of ‘making a mess,’” Pope Francis encourages in a letter sent to young people on March 25, 2024. He offers youth a message of hope, five years after the publication of his apostolic exhortation Christus vivit (March 25, 2019), the fruit of the “Synod on Youth and Vocational Read More…

While the majority of South Koreans continue to claim no religious affiliation, the Catholic population has surged in the last 60 years. Now, as the 2025 Year of Jubilee approaches, the Catholic Church in South Korea is working to consolidate its flock and return to pre-pandemic normalcy before hosting the next World Youth Day in Read More…

Although it’s still three years away, the Archdiocese of Seoul cannot contain its excitement over hosting the upcoming World Youth Day 2027. The archdiocese recently shared in a press release that it had already convened the Preliminary Research Team, which will begin laying the groundwork for organizing the global youth event. Their main goal is Read More…

After praying the midday Angelus on December 17, Pope Francis noted that in his homeland on Saturday, Cardinal Eduardo Pironio was beatified. He said: Yesterday in the Shrine of Our Lady of Luján in Argentina, Cardinal Eduardo Pironio was beatified, a humble and zealous pastor, a witness of hope, defender of the poor. He collaborated Read More…

While we’re still four years away from World Youth Day 2027, the hosts at the Archdiocese of Seoul are already stoking the fires of faith within young people. The archdiocese held an event to promote WYD on November 25, where they heralded the anticipation of Seoul as host city for the 18th iteration of the Read More…

The Vatican released the Pope’s message for the 38th Youth Day on this November 14. On the years when an international gathering is not held, Youth Days are celebrated on a local level, generally on the feast of Christ the King. The message is dedicated to hope, which the Pope calls “the little virtue.” The Read More…

The Christian contemporary mother/son duo DUPREE put in quite a bit of work at World Youth Day 2023, taking the stage on four different occasions to entertain the millions of gathered Catholics with their unique brand of family-friendly and faith-focused music. The pair brought with them their brand-new album, Live Your Life Out Loud, which Read More…

With nearly 1.5 million young people from all over the world, the 2023 World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon will be remembered and cherished as a powerful moment of faith and universality. And Gabrielle, 24, and Julien, 26, won’t disagree! This young Polish couple got married in the summer and decided to celebrate their union Read More…

Luca was 24 when he died of a bacterial infection, having just returned from World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon at the beginning of August. His funeral took place on Friday, August 18, in Manarte, Lombardy (Italy), where he was originally from. The young man’s death has touched the hearts of many, both his friends Read More…

In recent days we were able to see and follow closely the busy agenda of Pope Francis at the 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon. In the various meetings that the Successor of St. Peter had with multitudes of young pilgrims and volunteers, he conveyed some powerful messages that have been picked up by many Read More…

As World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, is in the rear-view mirror and all the pilgrims have made their way home, two young men are reflecting on the uniquely Catholic event. Tibor Nagy and Alex Rock are two young adult parishioners at St. Patrick’s in Wilmington, Delaware, who attended the week-long Catholic youth festival, Read More…