Poland Prepped to Keep World Youth Day Secure
Poland doesn’t appear to be a leading target for Islamist terrorists, but recent attacks elsewhere in Europe and ISIS’ known hostility to the Pope and to ‘crusader’ countries have generated concerns.
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Pope Francis Prays with Children Who Have Cancer at St. John Paul II’s Tomb
The Holy Father joined the children Wednesday just before taking off to World Youth Day in Krakow.
WYD 2016 Opening Mass: ‘Carry the Flame of Your Faith’ and Share Jesus With the World
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz welcomed pilgrims to the youth event on July 26 in Krakow.
World Youth Day in the ‘Capital of Mercy’
Pope Francis says his entire WYD visit to Poland ‘will be inspired by mercy during this Jubilee Year and by the grateful and blessed memory of St. John Paul II.’
Pope Francis Asks the Faithful to Accompany World Youth Day in Prayer
The international youth event, starting Tuesday in Krakow, Poland, is meant ‘to celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy, through the intercession of St. John Paul II.’
Pope Francis on the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes: Let Jesus Satisfy Your Hungry Heart
‘Jesus satisfies not only material hunger, but the most profound of hungers: the hunger for meaning in life, the hunger for God,’ the Holy Father said July 26.
U.S. Bishop on WYD 2016: ‘Embark on This Great Pilgrimage of Faith and Mercy’
Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., spoke after the “Krakow Kickoff” event, held July 7 at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington.
Official Song for World Youth Day 2016 Debuts in Krakow
The song, inspired by the theme ‘Blessed Are the Merciful,’ was introduced at the conclusion of the traditional procession of the Magi to mark Epiphany.
