'Catholic Woodstock' kicks off in Lisbon ahead of Pope arrival
The 86-year-old pontiff is set to arrive in Lisbon on Wednesday morning to celebrate World Youth Day, a week of religious, cultural and festive events held about every three years in a different city.
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Faithfuls gesture as the pilgrim image of Our Lady Fatima is carried on a truck after her arrival by boat ahead of the World Youth Day (WYD). (Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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The world's largest Catholic gathering, a week-long religious festival known as World Youth Day, kicks off in Lisbon on Tuesday, a day before Pope Francis arrives on his first foreign