Topic: World Youth Day

Young people in Italy fundraising to get to Lisbon for World Youth Day

World Youth Day 2023 Event Is Helping To Revitalize A Rundown Area of Lisbon

World Youth Day is just two weeks away, and aside from evangelizing young Catholics, it’s also revitalizing a community in its host […]

Pope Francis Meets with Mayor of Lisbon, Portugal Ahead of World Youth Day

Pope Francis welcomed the Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas. The meeting took place three months before the start of World Youth Day […]

World Youth Day a Priority for Diocese of Brooklyn’s New Director of Youth and Young Adult Formation

By Emily Drooby World Youth Day: where Catholics from around the world deepen their faith together. It’s a beautiful and vibrant event. […]

WYD Organizers Release Official Theme Song for Lisbon 2023 Gathering

By Currents News Staff and Carol Glatz  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — World Youth Day organizers released the winning theme song for the […]

One Year Later, Pilgrims Reflect on World Youth Day Experience

By Tim Harfmann Pilgrims from the Brooklyn Diocese can’t believe it’s been one year since they landed in Panama for World Youth […]

Currents News for Friday, February 1, 2019

On the newscast: A special look back at Pope Francis’s historic trip to Panama for World Youth Day. From the moment he […]

Currents News for Thursday, January 31, 2019

On the newscast: Angel Donors from the Futures in Education program help Brooklyn students attend Catholic Schools; Bishop DiMarzio visits Flushing’s St. […]

Diocese of Brooklyn Pilgrims Reflect On Their Journey

By Tim Harfmann Snapping their fingers in solidarity after each reflection, nearly two-hundred pilgrims from Brooklyn and Queens expressed their emotions. “Coming […]

Pilgrims From Around the World Celebrate Mass With Francis

Currents News reporter Tim Harfmann caught up with pilgrims who traveled from Germany to Panama for #WYD2019.