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Vatican News (@VaticanNews) is the official Twitter account of the Holy See. Follow for the latest news, videos and photos from Pope Francis and the Vatican. Join the conversation with millions of followers around the world.
Oct 12, 2017 · The Holy Father's official account @pontifex has 40 million followers in 9 languages, who follow his Magisterium and messages of mercy. Msgr. Viganò, the Prefect of the Secretariat for Communication, explains the Pope's social media presence and strategy.
- Theme: “Transforming Food Systems”
- Partners of Change
- Future of The World
- Catholic Church’s World Youth Day
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Adopted by the General Assembly in 1999, the UN’s International Youth Day has been observed every year on 12 August since 2000. The commemoration brings young people’s issues to the attention of the international community and celebrates the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society. The theme of International Youth Day 2021 is: “Tra...
In a message for International Youth Day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also stressed that “young people are on the frontlines of the struggle to build a better future for all”. He pointed out that “Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the dire need for the kind of transformational change they seek – and young people must be full partners in t...
In a separate message, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, urged young people to continue engaging in their commitment and invited all of civil society to tap into the immense potential of young people’s uniqueness, productivity and incredible capability. She pointed out that even yo...
The Catholic Church also has its own World Youth Day (WYD), which is celebrated every year on Palm Sunday at the diocesan and local levels across the world. It was the initiative of Saint Pope John Paul II, who had invited the faithful to Rome to celebrate the Holy Year of the Redemption in 1983/84, marking the 1,950th anniversary of the death of C...
Pope Francis expresses his faith in young people's innovative spirit and their role in transforming food systems for human and planetary health. He also invites them to join the Catholic Church's World Youth Day in Lisbon in 2023.
Oct 29, 2013 · Pope Francis is the second most-followed world leader on Twitter, with 10 million followers across nine languages. He uses Twitter to share prayers, homilies and messages of 140 characters or fewer.
Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of Dicasteries, Bodies and Institutions of the Roman Curia
