World Youth Day 2023

World Youth Day 2023
Crowds at the Welcoming Ceremony for Pope Francis
Date1–6 August 2023[1]
LocationLisbon, Portugal
Coordinates38°47′29″N 9°05′39″W / 38.791258°N 9.094121°W / 38.791258; -9.094121
TypeYouth festival
ThemeMary arose and went with haste (Lk 1:39)
Organised byCatholic Church
ParticipantsPope Francis
Previous2019 Panama City
Next2027 Seoul
Websitewww.lisboa2023.org/en/

World Youth Day 2023 (Portuguese: Jornada Mundial da Juventude de 2023) was the 2023 installment of World Youth Day, a recurring Catholic festival. The 2023 event was held in Lisbon, Portugal, which was announced at World Youth Day 2019 in Panama City, Panama.

About 354,000 pilgrims from more than 200 countries were registered, including 688 bishops, and the event was aided by 25,000 volunteers.[2] The closing Vigil and Mass had an estimated 1.5 million attendees.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference august2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "New record at World Youth Day Lisbon 2023: Number of nations". Aleteia. August 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  3. ^ White, Christopher (August 6, 2023). "Pope Francis to 1.5 million youth in Portugal: Be 'beacons of hope in dark times'". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

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