Press releases

See the Press Releases issued by WYD Lisbon 2023:

12th January 2023
Delegation of the Local Organising Committee of the World Youth Day present in Rome
In the week marking 200 days until World Youth Day Lisbon 2023, a delegation of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) met with the Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life, and with the Secretariat of State of the Holy See to prepare for World Youth Day that will take place in Lisbon, from 1 to 6 August.

13 October, 2022
World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 organizes International Preparatory Meeting in Fátima - PDF
The local organizer committee of WYD Lisbon 2023 will promote the International Preparatory Meeting from 17th to 19th of October in Fátima. The meeting, that will take place in Centro Pastoral Paulo VI, will have its opening session on the 17th of October with the presence of the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life (DLFV), the Cardinal Farrell.

July 29, 2022
Campaign marks one year for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 - PDF
The World Youth Day Foundation (WYD) Lisbon 2023 marks, with the launch of a campaign, the symbolic date of one year for the meeting that will bring together thousands of young people from around the world with Pope Francis in the city of Lisbon.

July 27, 2022
WYD Lisbon 2023 challenges pilgrims to plant trees worldwide - PDF
To mark the World Day of Nature Conservation, celebrated on July 28th, the World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon 2023 Foundation established a partnership with the Global Tree Initiative (GTI), and together they launched a global tree planting challeng.

May 18, 2022
Presentation of the Patrons of WYD Lisbon 2023 - PDF
For WYD Lisbon 2023, the Local Organizing Committee has proposed 13 patrons, women, men and young people who, as the Cardinal Patriarch affirms, "have shown that life in Christ fills and saves the youth of all times". These patrons, who were born in the city hosting WYD or come from other countries, are models for young people.

October 14, 2020
Presentation of the WYD brand - PDF
The brand of the World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 is going to be presented next Friday,16th October, on the day when we celebrate the election of Saint John Paul II, founder of this international meeting for young people which has been so relevant for several generations all around the world.

For more information, please contact the Communications Office of WYD Lisbon 2023 at the following address press@lisboa2023.org