Vatican confirms August trip by pope to Lisbon for World Youth Day, including Fatima stop

Pope Francis to visit Portugal in August for World Youth Day, Fatima Shrine

Pope Francis will travel to Portugal from Aug. 2-6 to attend the World Youth Day and visit the Shrine of Fatima, the Vatican said on Monday.

Pope Francis set to travel to Portugal for World Youth Day

Pope Francis will travel to Portugal for World Youth Day in the first week of August and include a stop at the popular Marian shrine in Fatima, the Vatican said Monday. The Aug. 2-6 visit is longer than originally expected and covers almost the entire week of the big Catholic rally that St. John Paul II inaugurated to try to invigorate young people in their faith. Francis is staying in Lisbon for the length of the visit but will make a day trip …

Vatican confirms August trip by pope to Lisbon for World Youth Day, including Fatima stop

Pope Francis will travel to Portugal for World Youth Day in the first week of August and include a stop at the popular Marian shrine in Fatima, the Vatican said May 22.

It's official. Pope Francis will be in Portugal from 2 to 6 August 2023, on the occasion of the 37th World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon.

Pope to visit Portugal for World Youth Day

Francis will make a stop at the popular Marian shrine in Fatima as well as attending a rally in Lisbon.

Pope to visit Portugal for World Youth Day

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