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A group of people shows posters in front of the Parque Tejo stage for the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon, Portugal August 5, 2023. The Church is no exception, said 29-year-old Braga, who linked the issue to racism rooted in slavery and colonialism. "The Church has great power to turn the tables," said Braga, who at Saturday's evening vigil with Francis wore a T-shirt saying "Jesus was Black". "Our ancestors built these spaces and today we are a minority here," said Vanessa Pitangui, who held a Black Lives Matter sign. Reporting by Catarina Demony; Additional reporting by Michael Francis Gore and Pedro Nunes; Editing by Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Nunes LISBON, Pope Francis, Francis, Tamara Braga, Braga, Jesus, Vanessa Pitangui, Catarina Demony, Michael Francis Gore, Pedro Nunes, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Catholic Church, Thomson Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, Brazil, American, Rio de, Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas

[1/5] Pope Francis waves to pilgrims at the end of the Holy Mass on the last day of World Youth Day (WYD) at Parque Tejo in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 August 2023. About 1.5 million people attended his closing Mass at a riverside park in the Portuguese capital, the Vatican said, quoting local authorities. "Dear friends, allow me, this old man, to share with you young people a dream that I carry within me: it is the dream of peace, the dream of young people praying for peace, living in peace and building a peaceful future," Francis said. Francis, who was returning to Rome on Sunday evening after an event to thank volunteers at the World Youth Day festival, met a delegation of 15 young people from Ukraine during his trip. The pope announced that the next World Youth Day would be held in Seoul, South Korea in 2027.

Persons: Pope Francis, Read, Francis, Marina Sylvester, DJ, Guilherme, Philip Pullella, Frances Kerry Organizations: Parque Tejo, Catholic Youth, Church, Thomson Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, LISBON, Ukraine, Rome, pope's, Argentina, Seoul, South Korea

People attend the "Stations of the Cross" procession at Parque Eduardo VII during Pope Francis' apostolic journey to Portugal on the occasion of the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon Portugal, August 4, 2023. Francis arrived in Lisbon on Wednesday for the week-long World Youth Day, a gathering of hundreds of thousands of Catholics that takes place every three years in a different city. World Youth Day participants were given what organisers have called the "pilgrim kit", which included a hat and a reusable water bottle. The weather agency IPMA issued a "red" alert for Lisbon between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. time (0900-1700 GMT) due to "persistence of extremely" high temperatures. IPMA said temperatures on Saturday could rise to 36 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius in Fatima and Lisbon, respectively.

Persons: Parque Eduardo VII, Pope Francis, Guglielmo Mangiapane LISBON, Francis, IPMA, Fatima, Jesus, Catarina Demony, Grant McCool Organizations: Parque, REUTERS, Parque Tejo, Thomson Locations: Portugal, Lisbon Portugal, Lisbon, Tejo, Fatima, Via, China, United States, Europe, Castelo Branco

[1/3] A volunteer does the registration check-in of pilgrims on the first day of the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon, Portugal, August 1, 2023. The cross-cultural festival, which actually runs for nearly a week, is held every two to three years and was initiated by the late Pope John Paul. At the Lisbon civil parish of Olivais, volunteers welcomed pilgrims carrying suitcases and sleeping bags on Tuesday near a school that is hosting them. He will celebrate several Masses and attend events with young people, politicians and diplomats. Reporting by Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira and Pedro Nunes; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Nunes, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul, Francis, Emilie Bartoschek, Bartoschek, Parque Eduardo VII, Buddy, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters Connect, Thomson Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, Reuters Connect LISBON, Tejo, Portuguese, Western, Olivais, Germany, Parque

[1/5] Cookies with Pope Francis images are seen in a bakery ahead of his apostolic journey to Portugal on the occasion of the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon, Portugal, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Pedro NunesLISBON, July 31 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world have descended on Portugal to welcome Pope Francis when he arrives on Wednesday to close a jamboree dubbed "the Catholic Woodstock". World Youth Day, an event devised by the late Pope John Paul to form young Catholics in their teens or early 20s, is held every two or three years in a different city. PROBABLE MEETING WITH ABUSE VICTIMSThe group is planning to put up big outdoor signs to raise awareness about clergy sexual abuse. Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Monday called it "the biggest international event" Portugal has ever hosted.

Persons: Pope Francis, Pedro Nunes LISBON, Pope John Paul, Francis, Lisbon's Martim Moniz, Manuel Clemente, Matteo Bruni, Antonio Costa, Madonna, Philip Pullella, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Woodstock, Vatican, Lisbon's Parque Tejo, Thomson Locations: Portugal, Lisbon, Lisbon's, Fatima, Rome

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