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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ first full day in Poland saw him celebrating Mass at the Holy Jasna Gora Shrine in Chestokowa in the presence of over 500,000 faithful.During the afternoon he took a tram ride in Krakow with the mayor and was given the keys to the city before travelling to Krakow’s Blonia Meadows, a sprawling 48 hectar area where Pope Saint John Paul II celebrated Holy Mass as many as six times. Blonia is the venue chosen for a World Youth Day welcome ceremony where hundreds of thousands of young people gathered to greet the Pope as they celebrate the 31st World Youth Day.Reporting on the Pope’s Apostolic visit to Poland is Lydia O’Kane who spoke about the events leading up to the Pope’s first discourse to the young people in Blonia and about some of the highlights of the Day.Listen:
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis told hundreds of thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims on Thursday to share God’s merciful love by building bridges and by tearing down barriers, walls and barbed wire. Speaking during a welcome ceremony in the giant Blonia Park, close to Krakow’s city centre, the Pope said "mercy has a youthful face" which can move us beyond our comfort zones and make us ready to embrace everyone. A merciful heart, he said, is able to be a place of refuge for the homeless, sharing bread with the hungry and welcoming refugees and migrants.Recalling the legacy of Saint John Paul II, who began the tradition of World Youth Days, Pope Francis praised the “enthusiasm, dedication, zeal and energy with which so many young people live their lives”. He warned them not to be tempted by “dark paths” or to “run after peddlers of fond illusions”.Instead, he urged them to be like Mary, Martha’s sister in the reading fro...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis paid an unscheduled call on Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, Archbishop-emeritus of Krakow.Cardinal Macharski was Pope St. John Paul II’s immediate successor on the See of St. Stanislaus, which he held from 1978 until 2005.The 89 year-old Cardinal Macharski is in University Hospital, Krakow, where he is receiving care for a protracted illness.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis reached out to over a million young people gathered at Krakow's Blonia Park on Thursday urging them to share God's merciful love.He was speaking during a welcome ceremony for young people attending the 31st World Youth Day in a giant park near Krakow.Vatican Radio's Lydia O'Kane is in Krakow with Pope Francis and sent us this report: Despite persistent rain at Blonia meadows, nothing could dampen the spirits of the over 1 million World Youth Day pilgrims who had gathered to be with Pope Francis.The Pope arrived to this welcome ceremony by tram which had been especially customised for the occasion in the Vatican colours of yellow and white.His final stop was at Blonia and as he entered these grounds the party really got started. Taking to the podium the Pope was welcomed by a group of young people in a number of languages.Then the Holy Father was treated to an evening which included traditional Polish dance, vibrant songs and the p...
Young people on Thursday evening chanted and sang songs awaiting Pope Francis to come to the window of the Archbishop’s residence in Krakow and when he came out, the Square below erupted with cheers.This evening’s remarks were directed at newly married couples and the Pope jokedInizio modulo, they say today there is a good group here, in this square, newlyweds.”He commended young men and women for having the courage to commit to marriage and because he said “it is not easy to form a family.”The pope said that he sometimes is asked how married couples can surmount varies difficulties and he suggested that three words are always used, pardon, thanks, and forgiveness.Marriage, the Pope stressed “is something so beautiful, so beautiful that we must preserve it, because it is forever.” There will always be quarrels, but do not be afraid when this happens, underlined Pope Francis.This is my advice, he said, “never finish the day witho...
Krakow, Poland, Jul 28, 2016 / 11:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For young people who have given up on life, or who waste their existence seeking out “empty thrills,” Pope Francis proposes an alternative: Look to Christ, for only he can bring lasting fulfillment.“Jesus can give you true passion for life” and “can inspire us not to settle for less, but to give the very best of ourselves,” the Pope said July 28 during a massive welcoming ceremony at Krakow's Blonia Park, one of his first encounters with young people during this year's World Youth Day celebrations.In his address to the crowds, the Roman Pontiff observed how many young people are entering into an “early retirement,” and “throw in the towel” before their lives have begun.Others, he said, “waste their lives” seeking out “empty thrills” in order to feel alive. “It is disturbing to see young people squandering some of the best years o...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob RollerBy Dennis SadowskiKRAKOW,Poland (CNS) -- Tara Gouldring never thought of herself as a missionary toothers.But the18-year-old from Birmingham, England, decided it's not such a strange idea afterhearing Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, during a morning catecheticalsession July 28 during World Youth Day."It's inspiring to see God'smercy in so many ways and how I can bring it into my life and how (to) love peopleeven though they do you wrong," Gouldring told Catholic News Service."You can start with prayer forpeople who need help and hope to help more from there," she said.Bishop Caggiano's talk at SacredHeart of Jesus Church focused on the idea that anyone can become a missionaryof mercy by showing compassion, love and a caring attitude toward anyone who issuffering.He took the 150 young people in thechurch, most from the Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, back to the days beforehe became a priest. He was a sales representative for a maj...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesKRAKOW,Poland (CNS) -- The youthful face of God's mercy can change the hearts of peoplewho have lost hope, Pope Francis said. Ayoung person who is touched by Christ is "capable of truly great things,"the pope told thousands of young men and women July 28 at the welcomingceremony of World Youth Day in Krakow. "Todaythe church -- and I would add, the world -- looks to you and wants to learnfrom you, to be reassured that the father's mercy has an ever-youthful face andconstantly invites us to be part of his kingdom," the pope said. Arrivingat Blonia Park in his popemobile, Pope Francis was enveloped in a sea of red,yellow and blue as pilgrims donned brightly colored parkas to shield them fromthe rain. Takinghis seat on the main stage, the pope was welcomed by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwiszof Krakow and six young men and women representing Europe, Asia, North America,South America, Africa and Australia.Afterpresenting the pope with a custom pilg...
