In this last stage of WYD, we cannot forget to pray for Benedict XVI. We thank God for his life and for his blessings as Pope of the world. Benedict, we pray for you everyday. Thank you. #ObrigadoWYD
Graciela Mercedes Babaglio
Te damos gracias Señor por nuestro Papa Emérito Benedicto XI que acompañó con sus oraciones cada día de la Jornada y al Papa Francisco...qué hermoso regalo es tener a los dos!!! y haber disfrutado en el marco del Año de la Fe, esta J.M.J
30 Jul 2013
Gracias Benedicto por la por la donacion de tu sabiduria y conocimiento .Por preparanos a este año de la FE y traernos a esta JMJ .Por tu Paternidad QUE AHORA TE RUEGO PROTEJA AL PAPA FRANCISCO . Gracias por tu contemplacion .Ruego a tus predecesores por TI !
30 Jul 2013
Gracias Papa Francisco por dejarnos tus bendiciones en esta nuestra América, bendiciones para Benedicto XVI por sus oraciones, ahora sabemos que ORACIÓN, SACRAMENTOS Y AMOR A LOS DEMÁS son nuestras prioridades, que Dios les bendiga.
30 Jul 2013
Muchas gracias al Papa Benedicto y al Papa Francisco por todo el bien que nos hacen.
30 Jul 2013
Amo a Bento XVI, es alguién a quién meti en el más profundo de mi corazón. Su generosidad y entrega total me dan fuerzas para volar al cielo.
30 Jul 2013
GRACIAS A NUESTRO PADRE CELESTIAL QUE TODO SALIO MARAVILLOSO , gracias Papa Francisco por testimoniar al VERDADERO JESUCRISTO., REZO POR TI , SIEMPRE.
31 Jul 2013
Que la Luz de Cristo nunca se apague en nuestros corazones , somos sal y luz de la tierra.
1 Aug 2013
SEÑOR continua la obra de AMOR de tus manos y vence todo mal con tu poder de Resucitado!
2 Aug 2013
Señor, continua regalando tus dones de Amor y Misericordia al Papa Francisco y a Benedicto XVI. Gracias por el ejemplo de humildad de ambos continua bendiciéndonos por su intermedio, con el poder de Jesús Resucitado y la intercesión del Inm. Cor. de María
2 Aug 2013
EL SEÑOR ES BUENO, SU MISERICORDIA ES ETERNA,
SU FIDELIDAD ES ETERNA
SU FIDELIDAD ES ETERNA
3 Aug 2013
Espírito Santo, repousa sempre sobre o Papa Emérito Bento XVI, que convocou a JMJ-RIO-2013, dando-lhe a alegria interior e a paz pela fecundidade do evento, por intercessão de Nossa Senhora.
4 Aug 2013
Papa Francisco Vicario de Cristo! GRACIAS por las Bendiciones que haz derramado durante la JMJ nos vemos en POLONIA!
4 Aug 2013
Agradecendo ao grande milagre que foi a JMJ-RIO-2013, peço, Senhor, por toda a juventude, sobretudo aquela moça que voltou para casa amarga, dizendo que a JMJ nada acrescentou em sua vida. Tem piedade de nós e adoça o seu coração, para "ir, sem medo, servir".
5 Aug 2013
:) le pido ese pequeño favor que regrese con muchas ganas de aprender y dispuesta a trabajar en la escuela que este contenta y tenga muchas amigas verdaderas por favor
17 Aug 2013
yo pido x la las necesidades de las personas x la salvacion de cada alma desde la rpimera creada hasta la ultima x las necesidades de mis seres queridos mi matrimonio desunido y la conversion de mi hija de jose de fernando de mi esposo de mis seres queridos
18 Aug 2013
August prayer intentions of the Pope
The Apostleship of Prayer has announced the Holy Father’s prayer intentions for August. GENERAL INTENTION: That parents and teachers may help the new generation to grow in upright conscience and life. MISSION INTENTION: That the local
World Day of Peace: "Fraternity, the foundation and pathway to peace"
Pope Francis on Wednesday announced the theme for the celebration of the 47th World Day of Peace. The theme chosen for this occurence, celebrated every year on January 1, is : "Fraternity, the foundation and pathway to peace". It's the first World Day
Pope Francis' Encyclical Lumen Fidei for summer reading lists
Pope Francis’ first Encyclical letter, Lumen Fidei or Light of Faith, published in July, is an essential staple for any Catholic’s summer reading list. Begun by Benedict XVI and finished by Pope Francis, Lumen Fidei is a key tool
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Pope holds press conference on flight back from Brazil
From the future of the Vatican bank to the role of women in the Church, from Vatileaks to the highlights of his pontificate so far: on the flight back from Brazil to Rome Pope Francis gave journalists free rein to ask questions about the
Pope lands safely in Rome
Pope Francis landed at Rome’s Ciampino airport this morning, marking his return from World Youth Day 2013. The 12-hour flight from Rio de Janeiro marks the end of Pope Francis’ first overseas Apostolic Voyage. The weeklong youth ev
Vatican financial authority signs agreement with Italy
L’Autorità Informazione Finanziaria (AIF), the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Holy See and Vatican City State, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its Italian counterpart, the Unità di Informazione Finanziaria (UIF) of the
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Pope to WYD volunteers: May you always be generous
In one of his final engagements in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis met Sunday with hundreds of volunteers who had helped make World Youth Day 2013 a tremendous success. Thanking them for their tireless efforts, he said, “With your smiles,
Pope Francis' farewell: "I will always place my hopes in young people"
Pope Francis on Sunday evening delivered his goodbye speech to all those present at Rio de Janeiro’s Galeao Airport gathered to see him on his way and to say “farewell”. Brazilian President Dilma Roussef headed the delegation of po
Pope Francis: address to CELAM leadership
Pope Francis met with the leadership of the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean, CELAM, which is holding its general coordinating meeting this week. The meeting was one of two appointments expressly desir
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WYD: The Pope and the people
Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the concluding World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro as the many events and inititives that filled the articulated World Youth Day programme are come to end. Millions of pilgrims are preparing to leav
Polish Cardinal rejoices over decision to hold WYD 2016 in Krakow
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz has welcomed Pope Francis’ decision to hold the next World Youth Day celebrations in his city in 2016. In a statement from Rio de Janeiro where Blessed Pope John Paul
Pope Francis: "Go, do not be afraid, and serve"
Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the concluding Mass of World Youth Day on the beachfront of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro in the presence of over 3 million people. Please find the full text of his homily below: Brother Bishops and Pri
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Pope Francis: Next WYD in Krakòw, Poland 2016
It’s official: the next venue for World Youth Day celebrations will be Krakòw, Poland. Pope Francis made the announcement in Rio de Janeiro Sunday, the final day of his week-long pastoral visit to Brazil for WYD 2013. Tracey McClure
Pope Francis: WYD prayer vigil (full text)
Pope Francis joined over a million young people on Copacabana beach Saturday evening, for a prayer vigil on the eve of the final Mass marking World Youth Day, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The centerpiece of the vigil was a Eucharistic
World Youth Day Commences
The time has finally come, World Youth Day is commencing with the annual over night pilgrimage and morning mass. Pilgrims grabbed a vigil kit full of goodies for the next 24 hours living on the beach.
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WYD: Lombardi on the Pope's appeal for dialogue
Pope Francis on Friday addressed a group of people in roles of leadership. The encounter took place in Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal Theatre and saw the participation of a wide range of representatives of society, from businessmen to art
Pope Francis to Brazilian Bishops: Are we still a Church capable of enflaming hearts?
Pope Francis on Saturday met with the Cardinals of Brazil, the president of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference, and the other Bishops of Brazil at the residence of the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro. After their encounter, Pope Francis jo
WYD in Rio: what is the media saying?
Our correspondent in Rio, Sean Patrick Lovett, takes a look at what the local media has to say about the ongoing World Youth Day events. One thing that really stands out in headlines across the media spectrum, is how the Argentine Pope i
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Pope Francis: My advice is always “dialogue, dialogue, dialogue
Pope Francis met with leading members of Brazilian society on Saturday and stressed the importance of constructive dialogue, saying this was essential at the present moment. “Between selfish indifference and violent protest," he said,
Pope to clergy, religious, seminarians: respond to God's call in 3 ways
Pope Francis today urged clergy, seminarians and religious to respond to the call of God, proclaim the Gospel and promote a culture of encounter in their lives and ministry. In his homily at mass Saturday at Rio de Janeiro’s Cathedral o
Pope Francis meets with young prisoners
Before praying the Angelus on Friday at the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro’s residence, Pope Francis had brief private encounter with eight young prison inmates from different jails in the city. “The pope had strong words of encourag
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“This week Rio becomes the heart of the Church,” says Pope Francis in Copacabana
“This week, Rio de Janeiro has become the center of the Church”. These words from Pope Francis marked the Papal Welcoming Ceremony in Copacabana. With his familiar smile and affection, the Pope saluted and welcomed a multitude of young people who got
The Way of the Cross of World Youth Day 2013 reflects on current issues
Current issues concerning young people were highlighted during the presentation of the Way of the Cross on Friday, July 26th, on Copacabana beach. There were 13 stations along a 900 meter stretch of Atlantic Ave. and with 14th station was represented on
It’s time to start responding to WYD
The message the Pope has been delivering this past week is not something we should respond to when we get home, it’s something we can do before leaving this marvelous city, even as soon as tomorrow morning, just after the Shipping Mass.
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Pope Francis: WYD Way of the Cross (full text)
Pope Francis prayed the Via crucis on Friday evening with pilgrims gathered for World Youth Day celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nearly 300 artists and volunteers from several countries including the United States animated the p
WYD in Rio: What Brazil's papers are saying on Friday
Our correspondent in Rio, Sean Patrick Lovett, takes a look at what Brazil's papers had to say in their Friday editions about the ongoing World Youth Day events. Listen to Sean's report whose full text is below: "Remember, you hea
WYD: Pope points to vital role of grandparents in passing on faith
The vital role of grandparents in passing on the faith through their families: echoing a theme that he spoke of during the flight over to Brazil, Pope Francis on Friday stressed the essential dialogue between the youngest and oldest memb
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WYD Rio: Pope hears confessions of young people
On day five of his apostolic journey to Brazil for World Youth Day, Pope Francis was driven to Rio de Janeiro’s Quinta da Boa Vista park, which also houses the city’s zoo and National Museum of Natural History, to hear the confession
WYD Rio: Vocations fair
They call it a vocations fair which is fair because that’s exactly what it is. There are bandstands, and hot dog stands, and roundabouts and swings and bungee jumps. Yes, really! And for the more romantically inclined there are even sw
WYD Rio2013 surpasses 3 million mentions on social networks
Those attending WYD in Rio are able to be in touch and share their experiences with millions of people around the world. In a certain sense, everyone can “attend” WYD because of social networks. Since Pope Francis arrived in Rio on July 22nd, more th
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WORLD YOUTH DAY: Change of scenario – Final events in Copacabana
The Local Organizing Committee of the World Youth Day (COL) reports that, due to climatic conditions, the events planned for the Campus Fidei in Guaratiba, will be held on Copacabana beach
Catholics Crowd Copacabana
Despite the doubtful beach weather, Copacabana was completely full of visitors from all nations. Pilgrims parade to the beach in hopes to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis.
Pope arrives at Copacabana
The Pope has arrived on the seafront of Copacabana for the welcoming celebration of young people in Rio de Janeiro for the 28.ma World Youth Day. Tens of thousands greeted the Pope as he made his way to a specially constructed stage. Travelling his his
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The rain and the pilgrims
Having just arrived in Rio de Janeiro the Bishop of Rome ended his first address by saying that he wanted to embrace the whole of Brazil so that “no one is excluded from the Pope’s affection”. The entire first part of this first international journ
The Pontificate entrusted to Our Lady
“Hopefulness, openness to being surprised by God, and living in joy”: these “three simple attitudes”, pointed out in particular to the young “lights of hope” for the Church and for society, express the whole vision of faith of Pope Francis, w
WYD Rio: weather forces change of venue for Sat, Sun events
So the rain finally had its way. It even succeeded in changing the best-laid plans of Popes and men. The Campus Fidei at Guaratiba, originally scheduled to host both the Youth Vigil and the closing Youth Day Mass, is now officially out o
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Pope Francis to the youth and to the aged: do not allow yourselves to be marginalized
Pope Francis on Thursday met with young people from Argentina gathered in Rio’s Cathedral to greet him. The unscheduled late morning event saw the Pope speaking off the cuff in his native Spanish after the welcoming words of the Presid
Pope Francis: Prayer service with WYD pilgrims (full texts)
Pope Francis greeted young pilgrims taking part in World Youth Day celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. The sprawling sands of Rio’s famous Copacabana beach was the scene of the gathering, which was the first official en
Pope brings message of hope to Varginha community
Pope Francis Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro's favelas, or Shantytowns called Varginha. Despite the rain the Pope met the crowds waiting to greet him. Our Correspondent Seàn Patrick Lovett is in Rio de Janeiro and sends this repor
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Pope in Rio: culture of selfishness must give way to solidarity
Pope Francis on Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro's most visible favela slums, Manguinhos, as he continues his pastoral visit to Brazil for the World Youth Day gathering. He spoke to thousands gathered on the local soccer field. Tr
Pope Francis: the humblest offer the world a lesson in solidarity
Pope Francis on Thursday visited the Community of Varginha which is part of the Manguinhos Favela in Rio. Here he visited the local parish, prayed in the tiny Church of St. Jerome Emiliani, and addressed the community gathered to greet him in a footbal
Pope sends condolences for Spanish train crash
Pope Francis has sent a message of condolences for all those killed and injured in Wednesday’s train crash close to the Spanish shrine of Santiago de Compostela. In the telegramme sent to the Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Julia
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Francis at Aparecida: Make the Young the Architects of Justice, Solidary and Fraternity
Vatican City, 24 July 2013 (VIS) – The Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, patron of Brazil, was the scene of the first public Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the American continent. The Pope wished to include a visit to this sanctuary, of great import
World Youth Day Rio2013: The rain keeps on falling
Sean-Patrick Lovett who heads the English Programme of Vatican Radio is currently in Rio de Janeiro reporting on the Apostolic visit of Pope Francis to the Brazilian nation on the occasion of the XXVIII World Youth Day. Like everyone el
Pope Francis Receives the Keys of the City of Rio de Janeiro
Pope Francis’ schedule began early this Thursday, July 25th. Already this morning, the Holy Father traveled in a closed car to Palácio da Cidade (City Palace), seat of the municipal government. There, the Holy Father received the keys to the city of R
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“You Are Not Alone, the Church Is with You, the Pope Is with You!”
In a welcoming and energetic speech, Pope Francis encouraged the residents of the Varginha favela, in Manguinhos. “My desire was to visit the neighborhoods of this country. I wanted to knock on every door and say ‘Good morning!’, ask for a fresh cu
Catechesis a pleasing experience for pilgrims and volunteers
Formation, praise, confession, testimonies, and the Eucharistic celebration. All of this is included in the schedules for the catechesis sessions at World Youth Day (WYD Rio2013). These events, organized by region, continue until Friday, July 26th, from
Celebration of a young faith
Carioca was without a doubt the style of the opening ceremony of the 28th World Youth Day, which took place Tuesday evening, 23 July, in Rio de Janeiro. All of the typical elements of the Brazilian soul were there. From the natural scenery of Copacaba
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Pope Francis: defeating the darkness of drug dependency
From the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida to the “shrine of human suffering” that is the St Francis of Assisi hospital, located in the run-down Tijuca district of northern Rio de Janeiro. That was how Pope Francis himself described hi
WYD Rio: speaking with Nigerian, Iraqi pilgrims
Hundreds of thousands of young people from across the globe are in Rio de Janeiro to celebrate World Youth Day with Pope Francis. Our French colleague, Olivier Tosseri, is in Rio and caught up with several pilgrims from countries marred