World Youth Day 2023 - Day One - Aleteia - video Dailymotion

Video report on the first day of World Youth Day 2023

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00:00 World Youth Day kicks off today in Lisbon, Portugal.

00:08 World Youth Days gather Catholic young people and other seekers from around the planet to

00:12 join in prayer and celebration with the reigning Pope.

00:15 Initially an idea of St. John Paul II, World Youth Day flowered after an event that Pope

00:20 held in Rome in 1984, during the Jubilee of the Holy Year of Redemption.

00:25 Within three years, an international edition was held in Buenos Aires.

00:29 Pope Francis participated in that event as a simple Jesuit priest, Fr.

00:34 Jorge Bergoglio.

00:36 This year's Youth Day had to be delayed a year because of COVID, but with nearly 354,000

00:41 registered pilgrims, it's clear that the event is back on track.

00:45 Organizers expect 1 million young people to attend the closing Mass celebrated by Pope

00:50 Francis on Sunday, with more nationalities being represented than ever before.

00:54 The U.S. has sent about 20,000 young people to Lisbon.

00:58 The Pope arrives in Portugal tomorrow, August 2.

01:01 During his five-day trip, he will deliver eight speeches and two homilies.

01:05 Displaying his great devotion to Mary, the Pope will also take time for a quick stopover

01:09 in Fatima on August 5.

01:12 For daily World Youth Day updates, visit Aleteia.org and follow Aleteia on social media, including

01:18 Instagram and Facebook.

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