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Pilgrims take pictures of a replica of the Our Lady of Fatima statue, from the Marian shrine, after it arrived by boat in Lisbon for the week of the World Youth Day, Monday, July 31, 2023. The international World Youth Day will be held from Aug. 1 to 6, and the presence of Pope Francis is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of young Catholic faithful to Lisbon.

The Why of World Youth Day

EDITORIAL: While some try to water down the upcoming World Youth Day with a focus on interreligious dialogue, human fraternity and celebrating religious differences, we must reassert the centrality of conversion through an encounter with Christ.