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Radio interview | Diving into the sacraments
Play the podcast below to listen to the radio interview where Brian Miller, Director of Young Adult Minsitry for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, talks about the Catholic St. Louis World Youth Day...
View ArticleSt. Louisans experience joy of universal Church in Rio
World Youth Day is a prime example of how local Catholics can experience the diversity and unity of a global Church, all in one place.A contingent of 17 people from the Archdiocese of St. Louis left...
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400,000 brave wind, rain for opening Mass at World Youth Day
Lise Alves | Catholic News Service RIO DE JANEIRO -- The mosaic of hundreds of national flags waving in the cold wind on Copacabana beach was symbolic, as pilgrims from all backgrounds, driven by a...
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Pope returns to Marian shrine, entrusts WYD to Mary's care
Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service APARECIDA, Brazil -- Comfortable in the presence of Mary and at a shrine that symbolizes one of his most important experiences as a member of the Latin American...
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At Rio hospital, pope offers drug addicts an embrace and a challenge
By Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service RIO DE JANEIRO -- Pope Francis addressed a group of recovering drug addicts in a working-class neighborhood of Rio, offering them a message of compassion...
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Argentines flock to Rio cathedral to see their cardinal-turned-pope
By Lise Alves | Catholic News Service RIO DE JANEIRO -- The streets surrounding the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian were filled with a sea of blue and white flags. The Argentines had come to...
View ArticleBlog post | Learning about enemies of hope from Cardinal Dolan
Another exhausting day at WYD ( that means you’re doing it right). We started our day with breakfast at 7 am and then headed towards Vivo Rio in downtown, which is the main English speaking site.We...
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On stormy seashore, pope invites young people to follow Jesus
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service RIO DE JANEIRO -- Even at its stormiest, the Sea of Galilee doesn't have waves like those pounding Copacabana beach, but Pope Francis asked young Catholics to...
View ArticleBlog post | Putting on salt
In the morning we headed back to our catechesis site to be taught by another Bishop- this time Archbishop Coleridge of Brisbane. Going in I had no idea who he was- all I knew is that it would be hard...
View ArticleBlog post | Preparing for the pope's words
Another great day at World Youth Day is in the books!This day started with a morning catechesis session with Cardinal Sean O’malley of Boston- we had phenomenal speakers all 3 days, we are so...
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Pope commissions young people to be missionaries without borders
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service RIO DE JANEIRO -- Pope Francis commissioned some 3 million young people to join forces and form what could be called Missionaries Without Borders."Where does...
View ArticlePope answers questions about Curia reforms, gay lobby
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BRAZIL (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he was responding to the clear wishes of the College of Cardinals when he set up commissions to...
View ArticlePope discusses women in the church, divorce, his own spirituality
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BRAZIL (CNS) -- From his personal prayer life and spirituality to the role of women in the church and the pastoral care of the...
View ArticleIn Brazil, pope's simple, artless actions resonate powerfully
By Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- If Blessed John Paul II had an actor's mastery of the dramatic gesture and Pope Benedict XVI engaged the faithful most effectively...
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JOURNEY TO RIO
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org Despite their internal engines running on empty, St. Louis pilgrims who returned late last month from World Youth Day were more than excited to share moments...
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