A sea of 1.5 million pilgrims packed a riverside park near Lisbon on Saturday for a vigil held by Pope Francis as part of a global Catholic youth festival. CDNDigital
Pope Francis waves from the popemobile prior to presiding over the Holy Rosary prayer with sick young people at the Chapel of Apparitions in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima, on August 5, 2023. Around one million pilgrims from all over the world will attend World Youth Day, the largest Catholic gathering in the world, created in 1986 by John Paul II. |AFP
Worshippers cheered as the 86-year-old pontiff slowly drove by on his “popemobile” to the stage at the Parque Tejo on the outskirts of the Portuguese capital. There was little shade, and worshippers protected themselves from the sun with umbrellas or makeshift tents made from sheets, or tried to cool off by pouring water over their heads.Portugal’s state weather office has put Lisbon on alert for scorching temperatures that reached nearly 36 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
“Gathering around the pope and praying together are very powerful moments that give hope and strengthen our personal faith.”
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