The cardinal described W.Y.D. as “an extraordinary event in the life of the church.”
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Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims
While hundreds of vendors sold water to the thirsty, the Muslim community at the oldest mosque in Panama City gave it away for free near a banner that said, “Welcome Pilgrim Friends.”
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Pope in Panama blasts corruption as he prays for Venezuelans
Pope Francis insisted Thursday that public officials live simply, honestly and transparently as he opened a visit to a Central American region that has been rife with corruption scandals and is now coping with political upheaval in nearby Venezuela.
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Pope brings World Youth Day to Panama’s detained youth
Francis on Friday will celebrate a special penitential Mass inside the Las Garzas de Pacora detention center, which is Panama’s main youth lockup.
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Pope Francis on St. Óscar Romero, a model saint for Central America’s bishops
The pope described St. Óscar Romero as one of the “prophetic fruits of the church in Central America.”
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Pope Francis: Panama has become “a hub of hope” by hosting World Youth Day
Panama’s President, Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez, gave Pope Francis a very warm state welcome at the Presidential Palace located on the site of the original 1673 building. He welcomed him to this land “of peace and dialogue.”
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Marginalized take center stage at World Youth Day Panama
One of World Youth Day’s first event focused on the plight of populations most of the world rarely sees or comes across: the indigenous.
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How World Youth Day is changing the church
How World Youth Day is changing the church
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Inmates at Panama youth prison anticipate visit from pope
On his trip to Panama for the World Youth Day celebrations, Pope Francis will visit the Las Garzas de Pacora detention center in Las Garzas, which is Panama’s main youth lockup. While there, the pope will pray with the inmates, offer a message of peace and reconciliation and will also hear their confessions. This will be the first time Pope Francis has done so on a pilgrimage.
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Pope Francis heads to Panama for World Youth Day
This year’s W.Y.D takes place less than three months after the conclusion of the Synod for Young People that was held in the Vatican last October.