Pope Francis closed an international festival of young Catholics with a huge outdoor Mass and his own ‘I have a dream’ speech, saying it was for world peace, especially for Ukraine
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims at the end of the Holy Mass on the last day of World Youth Day at Parque Tejo in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 August 2023. The Pontiff will be in Portugal on the occasion of World Youth Day , one of the main events of the Church that gathers the Pope with...LISBON, Aug 6 - Pope Francis closed an international festival of Catholic Youth on Sunday with a huge outdoor Mass and his own "I have a dream" speech, saying it was for world peace, especially for Ukraine.
Speaking after the Mass, the 86-year-old Francis urged the young people to take the fraternal experiences of the six-day jamboree back home and apply them to their daily lives. "As you return home, please continue to pray for peace. What is more, you are a sign of peace for the world, showing how different nationalities, languages and histories can unite instead of divide. You are the hope of a different world," he said.
Francis, who was returning to Rome on Sunday evening after an event to thank volunteers at the World Youth Day festival, met a delegation of 15 young people from Ukraine during his trip.Sunday's Mass was concelebrated by 700 bishops and 10,000 priests, who distributed communion to the huge crowd.
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