WRAP: Pope Francis celebrates World Youth Day in Portugal

Record ID: 1736294

  • Title: WRAP: Pope Francis celebrates World Youth Day in Portugal
  • Date: 3rd August 2023
  • Summary: LISBON, PORTUGAL (AUGUST 3, 2023) (AGENCY POOL) CROWDS WITH PORTUGUESE AND U.S. FLAGS SHOUTING (Spanish): "We are the Pope's youth" SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) 24 YEAR OLD PILGRIM FROM BRAZIL, JULIANA BISBO, SAYING: "This is the first time I see the Pope, a dream come true. We prepared for a long time to come here and to be here so close that we can see the Pope, considering the whole day, here I think we will see him as close as possible, it’s the realisation of a dream."
  • Embargoed: 17th August 2023 15:58
  • Keywords: Cathollic university Pope Pope Francis Pope at Catholic university Ukrainian youth WYD World Youth Day
  • Location: LISBON AND CASCAIS, PORTUGAL
  • City: LISBON AND CASCAIS, PORTUGAL
  • Country: Portugal
  • Topics: Europe,Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA003199903082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS EDIT IS A WRAP AND CONTAINS NO NEW MATERIAL
    Pope Francis addressed youth audiences on Thursday (August 3) in Lisbon, speaking about higher education, challenges facing "our world" and the "essential" role of women, as part of a five-day visit to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023.
    Francis, whose predecessors commissioned the Vatican's Sistine Chapel centuries ago, also tried his hand at painting when he put the final touches on a 3 km long mural while visiting a school west of Lisbon.
    The mural is part of the "Life between Worlds" project by Scholas Occurrentes, an international educational movement that links about half a million schools on five continents. Francis is the group's main sponsor.
    The pope, who is in the Portuguese capital for a global gathering of young Catholics, told the students at the school, who included non-Catholics and non-believers, not to be afraid to take chances in life and to help downtrodden people.
    He also asked those who do not pray to at least send him "good vibes".
    Francis also met with Ukrainian youth at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Lisbon then blessed Ukrainian flags, before praying with the group.
    On Thursday evening the pope was due to address hundreds of thousands of young Catholics who have come to the Portuguese capital from around the world for the World Youth Day festivities.
    (Production: Sophie Meyer, Lisa Giles-Keddie)
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