Pope Francis on Sunday announced that Panama is to host the 2019 edition of World Youth Day. He made the announcement at the conclusion of the closing Mass for WYD Krakow 2016, just ahead of the Angelus prayer: At the conclusion of this celebration, I join all of you in thanking God, the Father of infinite mercy, for allowing us to experience this World Youth Day. I thank Cardinal Dziwisz and Cardinal Ryłko for their kind words and especially for the work and prayer with which they have prepared for this event. I also thank all those who have contributed to its successful outcome. Also, a big word of thanks goes to you, dear young people! You filled Krakow with the contagious enthusiasm of your faith. Saint John Paul II has rejoiced from heaven, and he will help you spread the joy of the Gospel everywhere…
Pope Francis reached out to over a million young people gathered at Krakow’s Blonia Park on Thursday urging them to share God’s merciful love. He was speaking during awelcome ceremony for young people attending the 31st World Youth Day in a giant park near Krakow. Despite persistent rain at Blonia meadows, nothing could dampen the spirits of the over 1 million World Youth Day pilgrims who had gathered to be with Pope Francis…
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As Pope Francis continues his papal visit to Poland, he answered the questions of three young people on Wednesday evening, who are participating in World Youth Day. The first girl recounted how by chance she had not been on the train which was involved in the horrific crash earlier this month. She asked Pope Francis how she can return to normality and overcome the fear she now feels…
Pope Francis has arrived in Poland at the start of a five-day apostolic journey. It’s his 15th pastoral visit abroad and features many highlights including participation in the 31st World Youth Day taking place in Krakow, where he will lead a ‘Via Crucis’,celebrate the closing Mass and meet with some of the tens of thousands of young people from across the globe in various occasions…
Volunteers are keeping busy as the 31st World Youth Day gets underway in Poland. Vatican Radio’s very own Lydia O’Kane is in Krakow, and shares with us her perspective of the atmosphere on the ground. “It’s all hands on deck at the headquarters of the World Youth Day organising committee in the heart of Krakow. Staff and volunteers have been working day and night to ensure that everything goes to plan and nothing is left to chance…
Wednesday 27th of July 2016: Arrival of Pope Francis at John Paul II International Airport, at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 27th of July 2016: Welcome Ceremony for Pope Francis at Wawel Royal Castle, Krakow, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 27th of July 2016: Pope Francis’s meeting with Polish bishops at Wawel Cathedral, at 6:30 p.m. The event will be followed by silent prayer at the Tomb of St Stanislaus, where the relics of St John Paul II are also displayed, veneration of the Blessed Sacrament in the chapel behind the altar and an address by the Pope…
Pope Francis is horrified and shocked by an attack in a church in Rouen, in northern France, where a priest was slain and another hostage was seriously wounded. A statement released by Fr Federico Lombardi, Director of the Holy See Press Office said: “we are particularly shocked because this horrible violence took place in a Church, in which God’s love is announced, with the barbarous killing of a priest and the involvement of the faithful”…
L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil-festa tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, fiż-Żurrieq
26/07/2016
Il‑Ħadd 24 ta’ Lulju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil‑festa tal‑Madonna tal‑Karmnu, fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali, iż‑Żurrieq. Wara l-Arċisqof iltaqa’ man-nies u żar ukoll l-Għaqda Karmelitana Banda Queen Victoria, fl-istess raħal. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali, Iż-Żurrieq24 ta’ Lulju 2016 “Fjur tal-Karmelu, dielja bil-frott mghobbija, dija tas-sema”. Dawn il-kliem mis-sekwenza antika fit-tifkira solenni u fil-liturġija tal-Ordni tal-Karmelu, jagħtuna t-tifsira wkoll ta’ dak li l-għolja tal-Karmelu kienet fi żmien għall-poplu ta’ Alla, hi llum u nawguraw li tibqa’…
