An estimated 200,000 people attended the pope's rosary in Fatima, Portugal, on Aug. 5, 2023. / Vatican Media
Denver, Colo., Aug 7, 2023 / 14:39 pm (CNA).
Now that the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have left Lisbon, Portugal, and World Youth Day (WYD) has ended after days of inspiring and faith-filled events, we take a look back at some of the most moving moments of WYD.
A picture taking social media by storm is of a disabled young man being lifted by his wheelchair high above the sea of WYD attendees.
A heart-touching picture from the World Youth Day in Lisbon. Proud to be a Catholic! pic.twitter.com/tRYgIOY6xl— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) August 6, 2023
A video of Pope Francis meeting a child in a wheelchair captured the hearts of journalists in Lisbon. You can see the young boy giving the Holy Father a gift. At the end of the video, the two give one another a high-five.
This tender encounter between Pope Francis and this little chi
On Aug. 4 at the nunciature in Lisbon, Pope Francis met with Maria da Conceição Brito Mendonça, a 106-year-old woman who was born on the day of the apparition.