World Youth Day
Pope to visit Auschwitz during trip to Poland in July
By RNS staff — June 9, 2016
(RNS) The visit will take place during Francis' trip to Krakow for an international gathering of Catholic youth.
Report: Krakow site not safe for July’s World Youth Day event
By Rosie Scammell — April 5, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Field of Mercy site near Krakow poses a “high risk for the life and health of people,” according to a report published by Polish television.
World Youth Day priest removed after reportedly fathering child
By Rosie Scammell — October 13, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Tomasz Kijowski met his 22-year-old partner at a planning meeting for the World Youth Day, to be held in Krakow next July, Italian media said.
The legacies of John Paul II and John XXIII
By Amanda Murphy — April 22, 2014
(RNS) Religion News Service asked experts, biographers and theologians to assess the two popes who will be canonized on Sunday.
Walking 1,850 miles to see Pope Francis, pilgrim feels renewed
By Janet Tappin Coelho — July 29, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) On March 15, Fabio Mateus packed a rucksack with a spare pair of sneakers, a raincoat, a hammock and $20 in his pocket, and started walking. Pilgrimages are a Brazilian tradition, built on a belief that to deepen religious experience a person must make sacrifices and suffer a degree of pain.
Pope delights crowds with his informality, message of reform
By Janet Tappin Coelho — July 27, 2013
Though beset by heavy rain and chilly temperatures that forced last-minute venue changes and compelled many to wear winter clothes, the weather did nothing to dampen participants' enthusiasm for Pope Francis.
Pope Francis rests ahead of busy week in Brazil
By David Agren — July 23, 2013
(RNS) Francis is in Brazil for World Youth Day, an international gathering of young Catholics initiated by Pope John Paul II. He said aboard his plane that he's concerned about the plight of young people, especially those growing up jobless and isolated in a poor economy.
FIRST PERSON: Why I’m meeting Pope Francis at World Youth Day
By Hannah Welz — July 19, 2013
(RNS) World Youth Day is more than just a Catholic vacation. It is a pilgrimage, one that requires a joyful spirit, an open heart, and a desire to deepen and develop your faith.
Pope Francis to encounter a church in crisis in Brazil
By Alessandro Speciale — July 18, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Brazil will encounter a pope unlike any in the church's modern history, and Francis will find a church in crisis in the world's most populous Catholic nation.
Tweet your way out of purgatory (but there’s work involved)
By Bob Smietana — July 18, 2013
(RNS) Pope Francis plans to grant plenary indulgences by Twitter during the World Youth Day, which will be held July 23-28 in Brazil. But to get an indulgence, Catholics must have already had their sins absolved by a priest.
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