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Rio de Janeiro

• Gymnast keeps rosary—a gift from her mom—close when she competes

  

  By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
  Published August 18, 2016

  RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS)—U.S. Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Simone Biles says when she travels, she sometimes takes with her a statue of St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes, and she also carries a rosary her mother gave her. Biles, who won four gold medals and a bronze medal at the Olympics, made those […] Full Story

• ‘Everybody here loves Jesus’

  Published August 1, 2013

  Mark Homer, 39, a special education teacher in Fulton County middle schools and Cathedral of Christ the King parishioner, traveled to World Youth Day, in part to be renewed by the enthusiasm of the millions of Catholics. From Rio, he shared some insights via email with reporter Andrew Nelson. Why did you go to Rio […] Full Story

• Pope commissions young people to be missionaries without borders

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published August 1, 2013

  RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS)—Pope Francis commissioned some 3 million young people to join forces and form what could be called Missionaries Without Borders. “Where does Jesus send us?” he asked World Youth Day pilgrims July 28. “There are no borders, no limits: He sends us to everyone.” On the white sand of Copacabana beach—under partly […] Full Story

• Pope speaks with journalists in 80-minute open exchange

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published August 1, 2013

  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 study the Vatican bank, Vatican financial and administrative procedures and the reform of the Roman Curia. The pope also said he knows people have spoken about some kind […] Full Story

• Pope prays for families, honors grandparents

  Published August 1, 2013

  RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS)—The 76-year-old Pope Francis went to World Youth Day with grandparents, or at least society’s elders, on his mind, and he honored them in a special way July 26, the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne and Grandparents Day in many countries. In dozens of homilies and speeches since becoming pope in […] Full Story

• Christ’s cross eases suffering, teaches love, pope tells youths

  

  Published August 1, 2013

  RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS)—With his cross and resurrection, Christ promises to walk with and ease the burden of every suffering person, whether that suffering comes from violence, addiction, a broken family, hunger, persecution or the death of a loved one, Pope Francis said. The traditional Friday mood change of World Youth Day took place July […] Full Story

• In Brazil, pope’s simple, artless actions resonate powerfully

  By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
  Published August 1, 2013

  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 through his learned and lucid writing, Pope Francis showed the world on his first international trip that his forte as a communicator is the simple, seemingly artless action that resonates […] Full Story

• Final WYD events relocated because of rain, mud

  By FRANCIS X. ROCCA, Catholic News Service
  Published July 25, 2013

  RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS)—The culminating events of World Youth Day have been moved from their planned location in Guaratiba, 30 miles outside the city, which three days of heavy rain has reduced to a field of mud. The new venue for a prayer vigil and final Mass, scheduled for July 27 and 28 respectively, will […] Full Story