LISBON, Portugal (CNS) Arriving at the edge of the European continent for World Youth Day, Pope Francis urged Portuguese officials to return to their maritime roots by setting sail toward new horizons of hope and helping build a Europe "capable of recovering its youthful heart." "It is my hope that World Youth Day may be, for the 'Old Continent,' we can say the elderly continent" he ad-libbed with a smile "an impulse toward universal openness."
Arriving at the edge of the European continent for World Youth Day, Pope Francis urged Portuguese officials to return to their maritime roots by setti.
Local Accommodation (AL) in Lisbon has an occupancy of between 80% and 90% for the week of World Youth Day (WYD), meaning that there is still accommodation.
From August 2 to 6, 2023, Pope Francis will be travelling to Portugal on occasion of the Lisbon World Youth Day. He will also visit Fatima on August 5.