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Pope Francis’ program during the 2013 Rio World Youth Day reportedly will include a visit to the parish of Varginha, located in the favela of Manguinhos, one of the poorest of Rio. While there the Holy Father will lead a prayer in the parish of Saint Jerome Emilian, where he will bless the new altar. He will als...
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A video invitation to "Meet in Brazil" is encouraging young people of the globe to attend World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro this July. The video invite was released to mark the 100-day …
read moreArchbishop Orani João Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro, president of the Organizing Committee of the 2013 World Youth Day (WYD), said that a new agenda for the July 23-28 event was presented in …
read morePope Francis will be joined by dozens of young pilgrims from Lebanon for this evening's Stations of the Cross, held each year at the Colosseum. The youth of Lebanon received the invitation …
read morePope Francis quoted the founder of Opus Dei as he greeted some 3,000 university students who attended Wednesday's general audience as part of the UNIV program sponsored by the prelature. The …
read moreOn Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in the Casal de Marmo, a juvenile detention center on the outskirts of Rome. ZENIT interviewed a chaplain at the prison, Father Gaetano …
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