At the end of the feast of Christ the King Mass, Nov. 22, young people from Panama handed over the World Youth Day cross to young people from Lisbon, Portugal, where the next international gathering is expected to take place in August 2023.
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WYD cross to be given to Portuguese young people at pope’s Mass Nov. 22
Young people representing their peers in Panama will hand the World Youth Day cross to young people from Portugal at the end of Pope Francis’ Mass Nov. 22 for the feast of Christ the King.
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