Youth day 2023

Celebrating 35 years of youth changing the world, Global Youth Service Day (April 28-30, 2023) is the longest-running annual youth participation event in the world and the only one that asks all youth ages 5-25 to find meaning and purpose by working together for the common good. Global Youth Service Day is powered by Youth Service America with support from: Service is for everyone, and it is important that we create opportunities where all youth can make an impact in their community. These in-depth resources can help: • • • Here are 8 ways to make sure that all youth are not only included, but can take on a leadership role in your service projects. 1. Create affordable and accessible service opportunities. • Provide transportation options for youth and their families so they can participate. • Remove barriers and increase accessibility for people with disabilities. Make sure that aisles and corridors are at least 36 inches wide to accommodate people using wheelchairs or other mobility devices. • Provide services such as interpreters or real-time captioning. 2. Connect with a variety of organizations. Think about the organizations that exist in your community who might be potential partners in supporting youth with disabilities, youth from different cultures, Hispanic, African American, Native American youth, etc. Reach out to them and ask for their help in planning and inviting people in their network. 3. Focus on strengths. A strength is a passion, skill, or talent. As yo...

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By Francesca Merlo The Holy See Press Office on Tuesday, 6 June, released Pope Francis' schedule for the 2023 World Youth Day, to take place from 1 to 6 August 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. Over 400,000 young people have registered to take part in the event on 1-6 August 2023. In a video message released earlier this month, the Holy Father said that the desire of these young people to travel to the Portuguese capital later this year fills him with joy. Accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesiastical authorities of Portugal, Pope Francis will travel to Lisbon and Fatima in August to take part in World Youth Day 2023. Pope Francis has presided over four World Youth Days, having previously done so in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2013; Krakow, Poland, in 2016; and Panama City, Panama, in 2019. World Youth Day in Lisbon will be the 37th, and was originally scheduled to take place in the Portuguese capital in 2022, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For this year's WYD's motto, Pope Francis has chosen a passage from Luke's Gospel: "Mary arose and went with haste" (Lk 1:39), which opens the account of the Visitation, when Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth following the angel’s announcement to the Blessed Mother that she would be the mother of the Son of God. Pope's itinerary Wednesday 2 August: arrival in Portugal The Pope will depart at 7.50 am on Wednesday 2 August from Rome's Fiumicino airport and arrive at 10 am at the Figo Maduro air base in Lisbon. Immediatel...

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By Rome Newsroom, Oct 5, 2021 / 07:00 am The dates of the next World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon, Portugal, have been announced. The world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people will take place on Aug. 1-6, 2023. Making the announcement on Oct. 3, Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the Patriarch of Lisbon, World Youth Day was established by Pope John Paul II in 1985. The week-long gathering usually attracts hundreds of thousands of young people. The international event is typically held on a different continent every three years with the presence of the pope. Pope Francis announced that the Portuguese capital would host the global Catholic gathering of young people at the closing Mass of the last international World Youth Day in Panama City in January 2019. Lisbon, a city of 505,000 people, is around 75 miles from Fatima, one of the most visited Marian pilgrimage sites in the world. A report on Subscribe to our daily newsletter At Catholic News Agency, our team is committed to reporting the truth with courage, integrity, and fidelity to our faith. We provide news about the Church and the world, as seen through the teachings of the Catholic Church. When you subscribe to the CNA UPDATE, we'll send you a daily email with links to the news you need and, occasionally, breaking news. As part of this free service you may receive occasional offers from us at EWTN News and EWTN. We won't rent or sell your information, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Portugal announces the dates for WYD 2023 The World Youth Day Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has announced that WYD 2023 in Lisbon will take place Tuesday to Sunday, August 1 to 6, 2023 (concluding with the feast of the Transfiguration). More information about this World Youth Day news can be found at the official WYD website in English, U.S. Bishops invite young people to join celebration for WYD 2023 OCTOBER 8, 2021, WASHINGTON DC - Lisbon, Portugal will be the host of the next international World Youth Day (WYD), from August 1 to 6, 2023. Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, and Bishop Edward J. Burns of Dallas, the USCCB’s episcopal liaison to World Youth Day, released a statement expressing solidarity with Pope Francis and the universal Church as anticipation builds for the major international event. “We are overjoyed to now have the dates we can look forward to when millions of people will come together and join the Holy Father for World Youth Day in Lisbon in August 2023. “We hope that many from the U.S. will participate, and we invite all youth and young adults – in fact, every person age 16 to 35 in the United States – to join us. Whether you plan to travel to Lisbon, participate through digital media, or join your peers at one of many local celebrations taking place in dioceses across the country, we want you to be part of this momen...

International Youth Day on August 12 focuses on the difficulties that some young people are experiencing throughout the world. Half the children between the age of six and 13 lack basic reading and math skills and childhood poverty is still a prevalent problem globally. International Youth Day was created by the UN to help draw awareness to these issues as we strive to find solutions. It’s a day for reflection but also a day for taking action so get involved. There’ll be many concerts, workshops and cultural events taking place so have a look at what is happening in your local area. It’s an initiative that honors the traits of young people and that acknowledges the challenges that today’s fledging youth face. To support the elimination of these issues it is important that the youth is able to reach the right resources for education, wellbeing, medicine and more. Scholaroo is a platform that has International Youth Day began in 2000 and was organized by the UN to recognize the input that young people make in education, community development, environmental groups, volunteering for different social projects. International Youth Day 2021 is planned on August 12. When is International Youth Day 2023? Our young and carefree days don’t last forever. Unfortunately, many youngsters around the world face difficulties and have limited access to essential resources that can pave the way for a better future. These problems faced by youth are observed on International Youth Day on Augus...