Pope Francis Slams ‘Populism and Conspiracy Theories’ in Lisbon Address
Pope Francis began his four-day visit to Portugal for World Youth Day by blasting capitalism, populism, and insufficient attention to migrants and climate change.
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Catholic Prelate Boasts of Greenest World Youth Day Ever
Salvation, holiness, and evangelization will share the stage with an overtly environmentalist program at World Youth Day 2023, the largest Catholic youth festival of the year.
Cardinal-Elect: ‘We Do Not Want to Convert Young People to Christ’
Portuguese Bishop Américo Aguiar, tapped by Pope Francis to become a cardinal, has caused a stir by insisting that the Catholic Church is not trying to convert young people to Jesus Christ.
Pope Francis Urges Young People to Flee ‘Digital Narcissism’
Pope Francis has warned young people of a “widespread growing digital narcissism that affects young people and adults alike” in his message for World Youth Day 2020.
Pope Francis Urges Welcome for Jesus, Who Still ‘Migrates’ Today
Pope Francis said Friday that Jesus still suffers abandonment in the world in the persons of migrants and all whom society rejects.
Pope Francis Warns Young People of Fake ‘Reality’ of Social Media
In a message to young people Monday, Pope Francis warned today’s youth to beware of the falsehoods behind much of social media and “reality shows,” urging them to live their own lives and to create their own histories.
Pope Francis: The Virgin Mary Was No ‘Couch Potato’
In a video message to young Catholics throughout the world, Pope Francis proposed the Virgin Mary as a model of active Christian discipleship, noting that she was no passive “couch potato.”
Pope Francis to Millennials: ‘No Room for Benchwarmers’
In an address to more than 1.5 million young people in Krakow, Pope Francis challenged millennials to resist the temptation of a passive life of comfort and entitlements and to take responsibility for their existence.
World Youth Day: Teach Children About Martyrs
Quite probably, the Islamic State-inspired assassins who cut the throat of Father Jacques Hamel in St. Étienne-du-Rouvray, France, on Tuesday did not know that one effect of their act would be to cast a pall over World Youth Day, but that’s nevertheless exactly what’s happened.
Prior to Pope’s Trip to Poland, Iraqi Immigrant Arrested with Explosives
Polish police have arrested an Iraqi immigrant in possession of explosives and a series of notes on preparing terrorist acts against supermarkets in Poland, according to local reports.
Pope Francis to Visit Auschwitz Death Camp on Friday
As part of his weeklong trip to Poland for World Youth Day, Pope Francis has announced he will be visiting the Auschwitz extermination camp this Friday, where Nazi soldiers put to death over a million prisoners, most of them Jews.
