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Pope to Portugal for bittersweet ‘Catholic Woodstock’ of the young

Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Costa, visits one of the stages for Pope Francis' apostolic journey to Portugal on the occasion of the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon, Portugal, on 31st July 2023

Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world have descended on Portugal to welcome Pope Francis when he arrives on Wednesday to close a jamboree dubbed “the Catholic Woodstock”.  However, the shadow of the church’s sexual abuse scandal will haunt the background as a reminder of how much work it […]