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Coverage dated August 1, 2023

Pope hopes to inspire at World Youth Day in Portugal as the church reckons with a sex abuse fallout

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Pope Francis has arrived in Portugal to open the first edition of World Youth Day since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of large gatherings. Francis is hoping to inspire

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Pope Francis to find heat and hope in Portugal along with the fallout from a sex abuse scandal (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Pope Francis has arrived in Portugal to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day.

  2. Herald & Review

    Photos: Pope Francis arrives in Portugal for World Youth Day (opens Herald & Review)

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    Pope Francis will spend five days in Portugal for the first World Youth Day Catholic festival since the COVID-19 pandemic.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Pope hopes to inspire at World Youth Day in Portugal as the church reckons with a sex abuse fallout (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Pope Francis has arrived in Portugal to open the first edition of World Youth Day since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of large gatherings. Francis is hoping to inspire

  4. America Magazine

    In Portugal, Pope Francis challenges Europe to invest in young people, not weapons (opens America Magazine)

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    On his arrival in Lisbon for World Youth Day, Aug. 2, Pope Francis issued a heartfelt plea for peace.

  5. The Columbian

    Pope Francis urges Europe to work for peace as he lands in Portugal for World Youth Day (opens The Columbian)

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    LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis challenged Europe to retake its role as a peacemaker and bridgebuilder as he arrived Wednesday in Portugal to open World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next gene

  6. The Columbian

    Pope to celebrate youth in Portugal (opens The Columbian)

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    VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis made the first foreign trip of his papacy, to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day in 2013, he urged young people to make a “mess” in their local churches, to shake thin

  7. France 24

    Pope Francis heads to Portugal for World Youth Day as church grapples with sex abuse scandal (opens France 24)

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    Pope Francis plans to head to Portugal on Wednesday to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of Catholics while coping with the church's ongoing…

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