2023-08-06 23:18:24
News from Angola – The municipal administrator of Luanda, Milca Caquesse, participated in the closing Mass of the XXXIII World Youth Day (WYD), at the invitation of the Lisbon City Council.
The closing mass of World Youth Day (WYD) was presided over by Pope Francis, in an act that took place in the park at Parque Tejo.
In a note that Notícias de Angola was accessed today, the Angolan official also participated in the night vigil, presided over by the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, a ceremony that marked the first day, of the two, of celebrations that was attended by more than 1 and a half million pilgrims.
Since the first edition, held in the city of Rome in 1986, WYD, demonstrating the spreading of faith, the birth of vocations to marriage and the consecrated life, is also an instrument of evangelization and transformation of the Church, providing participants with an experience universal and encounter with Christ.
With the awakening of hope and charity in the entire community, through the participation of young people from all continents, calling attention to the promotion of peace, union and fraternity between peoples and nations.
The city of Seoul, South Korea, will host the next World Youth Day in 2027, announced Pope Francis.
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