WYD in Lisbon: ecology, conflicts, inequalities… what to remember from Pope Francis’ appeal to young people

2023-08-07 05:29:38

“You are the youngest of the young people here. We could smile at this sentence addressed by the Patriarch of Lisbon, Cardinal Manuel Clemente, to Pope Francis at the closing, this Sunday, August 6, of World Youth Day in Portugal (WYD). However, it summarizes the analysis made by the Vaticanist Bernard Lecomte of these WYD 2023: “A figure of a grandfather who federates, in tune with this youth”.