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August 04, 2023
Our Lady of Alltötting: A shrine where Mary helped
August 04, 2023
Melanie McDonagh follows Pope Benedict XVI  to the feet of Our Lady of Altötting. To begin with, I didn’t think I was going to like Altötting, Pope Benedict XVI’s favourite place of pilgrim-age. I had booked a room in a pilgrim hotel in May, so I was indignant when I arrived at the beginning of July
Notebook from Lisbon: Dutch courage at World Youth Day
August 04, 2023
LISBON – The organisers of the World Youth Day (WYD) events are proud of the unparalleled internationality of their participants. However, though the initiative (supported inextricably by the underlying shared Catholic faith) boasts of its universality, the diversity on show has a visible and audible tendency to cheerily amplify idiosyncrasies and patriotism. I spoke to
Priests must play soccer, not preach dogma, says Pope in broadside against traditionalists
August 04, 2023
Rome – Pope Francis has attacked the “corruption” of restorationist movements within the Church and said the Second Vatican Council has not yet been fully implemented. In his latest surprise media interview, with a Spanish language outlet that appeared at the same time he’s in Lisbon celebrating World Youth Day, the Argentine Pontiff hit out
‘Everyone is so on fire’: Pilgrims savour atmosphere of World Youth Day
August 04, 2023
LISBON – Youths attending WYD in Lisbon this week alongside hundreds of thousands of their peers have marvelled at the electric atmosphere, saying the joy and enthusiasm pulsating through the city is proof that faith is not merely something for generations past, but is alive and well for young people. Natasha Corranado, who hails from
Don’t be fooled by fake world of social media, Pope warns young
August 04, 2023
LISBON – In his first official event for World Youth Day in Lisbon, Pope Francis warned young people against the illusions of the virtual world and urged young people to stay rooted in reality, always being connected to Christ. Speaking to hundreds of thousands of youths gathered in Lisbon’s Eduardo VII Park for the opening
Young Chinese Catholics speak of hope of papal visit to China
August 04, 2023
LISBON – Young people from China attending World Youth Day in Lisbon have praised Pope Francis’s kindness and invited him to visit, saying Catholics in the country have a strong faith. Speaking to Crux, one of the pilgrims, named Scholastica, said World Youth Day (WYD) has been “so amazing for us, we can be here,
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