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World Youth Day opens in Lisbon with Mass for thousands of pilgrims (Vatican News)

Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the Patriarch of Lisbon, celebrated the opening Mass of World Youth Day in Lisbon’s Eduardo VII Park on August 1.

“Mary carried in her womb the ‘blessed fruit’ that was Jesus,” Cardinal Clemente preached. “Christians also carry him, spiritually and actually, because they receive him in the word, the sacraments, and in charity, where he offers himself.”