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The events of World Youth Day are wrapping up in Poland.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis told a dozen young people at lunch with him on Saturday that they should never lose hope. His words came as he enjoyed a simple meal with young men and women serving as volunteers for World Youth Day in the Polish city of Krakow.The young people invited to join the Pope for lunch came from all the different continents and included representatives from New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Italy, Columbia, as well as the host nation, Poland.Each one of them was able to ask Pope Francis a question, to which he replied with the help of an interpreter.Raviro Tnotnda Karidza, from Zimbabwe, spoke to Lydia O’Kane after the event to share her excitement and talk about the Pope’s words to the youth…Listen:
(Vatican Radio) Young pilgrims from around the world have been gathering since early on Saturday at an outdoor venue in Krakow called the Campus Misericordiae, or Field of Mercy, for an evening prayer vigil. The event marks the penultimate celebration that Pope Francis is leading for the 31st World Youth Day, culminating in a Sunday morning concluding Mass.The venue contains two new charitable centres, a day care for the elderly and a storage building for food parcels donated by local parishes for those most in need. Both buildings will be blessed during the Mass and were constructed as a permanent reminder of the theme for this year’s World Youth Day: ‘Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy’.Our correspondent in Krakow, Lydia O’Kane caught up with some of the pilgrims waiting to take part in the evening prayer vigil. As loudspeakers directed the crowds to their designated areas, Lydia spoke to Greg, a Londoner attending his fifth world youth...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis visited the Church of St. Francis in Krakow on Saturday to venerate the relics housed there of two Polish Franciscan martyrs, Zbigniew Strzalkowski and Michal Tomaszek. They were killed by the Sendero Luminoso guerrillas in Peru in 1991 and were beatified in 2015, together with the Italian priest Don Alessandro Dordi from the diocese of Bergamo. Several relatives of the martyrs were present together with the Superior General of the Franciscans and the Superior of the Franciscan House in Peru where the two martyrs lived.During his visit to the church, Pope Francis said the following prayer (in Italian). Please find below a translation into English of the Pope’s prayer: “Prayer for peace and protection from violence and from terrorism”O almighty and merciful God, Lord of the universe and of history. All that You have created is good and your compassion for the mistakes of mankind knows no limits.We come to You tod...
(Vatican Radio) Vatican Weekend for July 30, 2016 features the first days of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Poland where he has travelled both to be with the people there, and to participate in the 31st World Youth Day. It also has a focus on the significance of World Youth Day and of how it brings millions of young people together in faith and in hope. And finally, an indepth interview with the Director of the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum is also a reflection on how this ‘terrible’ but very important place is highly significant in a world marked by so mucyh conflict and crises.Listen to this programme presented and produced by Linda Bordoni:
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis paid a previously unannounced visit to the Jesuit House in Krakow on Saturday and urged them to look outwards and not just be concerned with abstract ideas. The Pope spent about 40 minutes with the Jesuits in an informal encounter where they chatted and he answered a number of question but said he had no desire to make a speech. Around 30 Jesuits were present for the encounter including the Provincials. The visit was not included in the Pope’s official programme during his stay in Krakow. However, Father Antonio Spadaro, Director of the Jesuit magazine Civilita Cattolica who was present for the meeting, said such visits have become almost a regular habit during the Pope’s pastoral journeys abroad.Father Spadaro described the encounter as very cheerful, relaxed and informal. Asked about the Jesuits’ work with the world of culture especially at universities, Pope Francis said their work in this field “must be out...
