I greet you cordially and I thank you, Mr President, for your welcome and kind words. I am happy to have come to Lisbon, this city of encounter which embraces many peoples and cultures ...read more

As I have been reflecting on the 20 years of Salt + Light Media, it’s impossible not to consider the importance of World Youth Day during that time for me and for the organization. ...read more

Dear friends who have come here from around the whole world for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 ...read more

We join the Holy Father in praying that World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to live and witness the Gospel in their own lives ...read more

The Instrumentum Laboris (IL) or “Working Document” for the 2023 General Assembly was released last month by the Synod Secretariat. ...read more

Thea Arandia Frigillana, 29, first thought of attending World Youth Day in 2021 when she came across an old poster of World Youth Day 2016 in Poland. ...read more

Press Release: Today, we remember that a year ago, His Holiness Pope Francis came to Canada to undertake a “penitential pilgrimage.” ...read more

When life throws you the sourest of lemons, it is common to ask or sometimes demand for an answer to our “Why”? ...read more

Jesus uses parables to teach us about the kingdom of God. He recounts simple stories that touch the hearts of his listeners. ...read more

On June 20, 2023, the Working Document (commonly known as the Instrumentum Laboris or “IL”) was published for the Synodal Assembly taking place in Rome this October. This Assembly will be the first of two sessions bringing the Synod on Synodality to fruition at the level of the universal Church. ...read more