World Youth Day handover: after Lisbon in 2027 it will take place in Seoul, South Korea.

We felt a great emotion today in Fatima because of the presence of Pope Francis: the intensity of his prayer reduced the presence of more than 200,000 people: in silence we prayed the Holy Rosary with him.
It was a strong and heartfelt moment of prayer for the EARTH and for PEACE: two values that we are neglecting and which are admonished in the encyclicals "LAUDATO SI'" and "FRATELLI TUTTI", which form the basis of the "Constitution of the United States of the World" and the action of the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" since 1987.
We wished to pay homage on this occasion to Pope John Paul II - who has supported us in our action for peace from the very beginning - by praying before the statue placed in the centre of the square at Fatima.

During the flight from Rome to Lisbon to attend the XXXVII WYD, Pope Francis received the book "The secret of my son: why Carlo Acutis is considered a saint" written by his mother Antonia Salzano Acutis with Paolo Rodari.
On 30 June 2023, Carlo Acutis was appointed "Ambassador of the United States of the World in memory".

On the occasion of World Youth Day in Lisbon, a meeting was held that brought together all 65,000 Italian pilgrims.
The evening was opened by the words that the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, addressed to a delegation of young people received at the Quirinale with the Secretary General of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Monsignor Giuseppe Baturi, on 10 June. During the evening there were a number of stories and testimonies told in the first person by the guests: actress Giusy Buscemi; volleyball player Cristina Chirichella; writer and teacher Enrico Galiano; Libera founder Don Luigi Ciotti; humanitarian worker Gennaro Giudetti, engaged in the defence of human rights in conflict zones.
The second part of the evening was dedicated to prayer, with the exchange of gifts between young people from Italy and Portugal, in the presence of the president of the Italian Bishops' Conference Matteo Maria Zuppi, the secretary general of the Italian Bishops' Conference Giuseppe Baturi, and the Patriarch of Lisbon Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente.