Pope gets an electrifying World Youth Day welcome and urges fighting for economic justice, climate
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving young people from around the globe gave Pope Francis a raucous welcome to the World Youth Day festival in Portugal’s capital Thursday, in a sign of youthful support for the 86-year-old pontiff and his calls for inclusivity and economic justice. In a display of enthusiasm not seen since the early […]
Pope Francis will be in Portugal for five days. Here’s what he will visit
Lisbon, Portugal AP Pope Francis begins a five-day trip to Portugal on Wednesday for World Youth Day, the international Catholic jamboree that is expected to gather around one million people. While in Portugal, Francis will visit the place from where 15th- and 16th-century Portuguese explorers set sail on world-changing voyages to Africa, Asia and South America, a church and […]