WYD Lisbon 2023 is less than four months away. We talked with Monsignor Américo Aguiar, auxiliary bishop of Lisbon and president of the WYD 2023 Foundation (Local Organising Committee, LOC).

“If the WYD Lisbon were described in two words, these Continue reading →

The official anthem of World Youth Day is entitled “There’s a Rush in the Air!”. We talk about it with Father João Paulo Vaz, author of the texts.

There is an official anthem at every World Youth Day (WYD). It Continue reading →

Looking at the hands with which a different future can be built, Pope Francis suggests “five ingredients for the future”, like the five fingers. 

In the stadium of the Martyrs of Kinshasa, 65,000 young Congolese welcome Pope Francis with songs Continue reading →

The current Iranian Revolution is entering its fourth month, with people all over Iran protesting. Iran’s Gen Z is leading the charge as the loudest voice of the protests not only in the streets but also in the cybersphere.

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Strike while the iron is hot. The wisdom of this saying epitomizes the entrepreneurial mind. lt is a mind that the youth should embrace. However, it is not just acting that makes a difference in entrepreneurship but knowing opportunities when Continue reading →

Nine young people from nine different countries had a chance to each comment and ask a question to Pope Francis, during the online conversation, on 1 November 2022.

At the beginning of the conversation, the Holy Father said young people Continue reading →

“I hope and I firmly believe that the experience many of you will have in Lisbon next August will represent a new beginning for you, the young, and – with you – for humanity as a whole”. 

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Pope Francis, visiting Assisi, the birthplace of  St Francis who was close to nature, on 24 September called on for “courage” in abandoning fossil fuels and lamented that older generations didn’t know how to protect the planet and secure peace, Continue reading →

The 2022 African Youth Survey (AYS) sponsored by Ichikowitz Family Foundation, a leading African foundation encouraging active citizenship across the continent, shows how young Africans plan on building a better future for themselves, their countries, and the continent that ties Continue reading →

The planet as we know it today will never be the same tomorrow or in the months and years yet to come. Life on earth is diminishing with the massive loss of biodiversity due to the environmental effects of logging, Continue reading →