The selection of Portugal for the site of the next World Youth Day was a welcome choice for the worldwide event that would gather catholic youth from around the world in the summer of 2022. However, with the moving of other international events, it was decided that World Youth Day should be moved back, as well. So, it was announced by the Vatican earlier this year, to move the event to 2023.
So, World Youth Day Lisbon 2023, known as the Jornada Mundial da Juventude or JMJ in Portuguese, takes place in the Portuguese capital this year from August 1 to 6. World Youth Day (WYD) is a Catholic pilgrimage event for young people from all over the world, which includes a visit by the Pope.
World Youth Day will take place in various spaces in Lisbon, such as Parque Tejo, Parque Eduardo VII, Terreiro do Paco, and more.
The event is “a gathering of young people from all over the world with the Pope. Simultaneously, a pilgrimage, a youth celebration, an expression of the universal Church and a strong moment of evangelization of the youth world.”