DAY ONE —
With a strong appeal to Europe to become the main actor of a “diplomacy of peace”, Pope Francis began his…
THE PLACES OF THE POPE —
Card. Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation, visited the Shrine of Fatima before joining the young people…
FATIMA —
SIR interviewed the Rector of the Shrine, which in recent days has been the destination of hundreds of thousands of…
WYD LISBON —
“Such a large number of participants at the World Youth Day in Lisbon is a great sign of hope for…
POPE FRANCIS IN LISBON —
Bairro da Serafina, on the outskirts of Lisbon. On Friday 4 August, Father Francisco Crespo will welcome Pope Francis to…
PRESS CONFERENCE —
Here in Lisbon, it’s already time to take stock. In fact, two extraordinary events have come to an end: the…
WELCOME —
Young people from the north and south of the country, in colourful T-shirts and carrying three-coloured flags, streamed into the…
MISSIONS —
South Korea, an extremely poor nation at the end of the Second World War, is now at the leading edge…
FOOD CRISIS —
In Central Africa, bread is a luxury reserved for Westerners: ordinary people are too poor to eat it. The war…
RUSSIA-UKRAINE —
“We are very concerned about the non-renewal of the grain deal, which allowed food to be exported from Ukrainian ports…
LISBON 2023 —
“Yes, it’s true, there will be no official youth delegation from Myanmar at WYD this year. This was confirmed by…
ENVIRONMENT —
“The frequency of extreme weather events has increased. It is reasonable to say that this is linked to climate change.…
