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Holy Spirit Seminarian Macky Amores’ World Youth Day pilgrimage in 2023 was a life-changing time in his ongoing formation to become a priest....
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On the fifth anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation ‘Christus vivit’, Pope Francis invites young people to “make their voices heard” as they “bear witness before everyone to the joy born of friendship with Christ.”...
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The Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is promoting a social media campaign aimed at helping people rediscover the relevance of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation for Young People and keeping the experience of World Youth Day alive....
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As the six-month mark approaches since coming down from the ‘mountain-top’, we ask five young people how they are living the joy they witnessed at World Youth Day in the families, schools, workplaces and parishes....
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In June, 19-year-old Antonia Zammit from St John XXIII Parish, Glenwood-Stanhope Gardens, was selected to be part of “Ensemble23” – a group of volunteer artists and performers that will be a central part of the 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal....
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Western Sydney school teachers Isabella Plust and Andrew Valenti have become engaged in Paris during the Diocese of Parramatta pilgrimage to World Youth Day. At the Eiffel Tower in front of 170 pilgrims and passing Parisians, Andrew proposed to Isabella underneath the sparkling lights of the city of love’s...
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Pope Francis' message for the 38th World Youth Day
“Rejoicing in Hope” (Rom 12:12)
26 November 2023...
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In a letter ahead of the 38th diocesan World Youth Day, Pope Francis describes youth as a time of “hopes and dreams”, and asks how this optimism can be sustained in an increasingly crisis-ridden world....
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“Rejoicing in hope” and “Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary” are the themes chosen by the Holy Father for the next two World Youth Days in 2023 and 2024, which will be celebrated on the Solemnity of Christ the King in November....