PANAMA CITY – Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis.
January 25, 2019
Keep God's love alive, Pope Francis tells WYD pilgrims
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service
PANAMA CITY — Young men and women in the Church can bring the joy of the Gospel to the world by showing that God's love extends to all people and excludes no one, Pope Francis said.
January 24, 2019
Stay close to people's suffering, Pope Francis tells Central American bishops
By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency
PANAMA CITY, Panama – At World Youth Day Thursday, Pope Francis told the bishops of Central America to be close to the people, and to let their wounds and suffering be the drive behind the bishops’ actions and priorities.
PANAMA CITY – As Pope Francis was arriving in Panama Jan. 23, bishops from the United States wasted no time addressing the sex abuse scandal back home during a popular event aimed at American and other English-speaking World Youth Day pilgrims.
January 24, 2019
Bring hope, peace to Central America, Pope tells Panamanian leaders
By Catholic News Service
PANAMA CITY, Panama – Panama's geographical position as a bridge between land and ocean is symbolic of its ability to broker peace and hope in an area marked by violence and conflict, Pope Francis said.
January 24, 2019
Young Canadian missionaries offer powerful testimony
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register
PANAMA CITY — Esther Carmona Wagner’s heart was pounding out of her chest just before she took the stage at Anita Villalaz Theatre on Jan. 23. She even tried to ask for a chair because she was afraid her knees would buckle when she went on.
PANAMA CITY — Pilgrims lined the streets of Panama City to welcome Pope Francis to World Youth Day and his first papal visit to Central America.
January 23, 2019
Jean Ko Din in Panama: Technical difficulties
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong today.
January 23, 2019
Marginalized indigenous youth take centre stage at World Youth Day 2019
By Catholic News Service
PANAMA CITY – One thing is clear about World Youth Day 2019: This one is not focused on convening great masses of people, or the most influential or the loudest. Instead of highlighting the problems faced by youth in the world's richest or most populous countries, one of its first events focused on the plight of populations most of the world rarely sees or comes across: the indigenous.
January 22, 2019
'Go home and do more for God', Panama prelate says to young pilgrims who share same challenges
By Catholic News Service
PANAMA CITY – If there was a common denominator, aside from the Christian faith, that united most pilgrims heading to the opening Mass for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, it was that each person, in his or her own way, faced a challenge back home.
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The message to Canadian pilgrims at World Youth Day was clear: Get on social media and share the Good News.
PANAMA CITY – Young people attending World Youth Day called attention to the world's environmental problems, issuing what they called a "manifesto" for the "care of the common home."
January 22, 2019
Pilgrim’s diary: The adventure begins
By Marilyn Calderone, Catholic Register special
Wow! Waking up in Panama was a real joy!
PANAMA CITY – Jorge Soto wore a wrestling mask typical of Lucha Libre fighters in Mexico and every few steps he took, others would sidle up to have a picture taken with him. The mask was fun to wear, and it was something associated with his native country, which he was proud to represent at 2019 World Youth Day in Panama, he said.