World Youth Day 2023
Crowds at the Welcoming Ceremony for Pope Francis | |
| Date | 1–6 August 2023 |
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| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°47′29″N 9°05′39″W / 38.791258°N 9.094121°W |
| Type | Youth festival |
| Theme | Mary arose and went with haste (Lk 1:39) |
| Organised by | Catholic Church |
| Participants | Pope Francis |
| Previous | 2019 Panama City |
| Next | 2027 Seoul |
| Website | www |
World Youth Day 2023 (Portuguese: Jornada Mundial da Juventude de 2023) was the 2023 installment of World Youth Day, a recurring Catholic festival. The 2023 event was held in Lisbon, Portugal, which was announced at World Youth Day 2019 in Panama City, Panama.
About 354,000 pilgrims from more than 200 countries were registered, including 688 bishops, and the event was aided by 25,000 volunteers. The closing Vigil and Mass had an estimated 1.5 million attendees.
This was Pope Francis's last World Youth Day as he would pass away on April 21, 2025.