World Youth Day participants wave an Italian flag over their heads
Young people from Missionary Souls smile for the camera at World Youth Day celebration

Young people from the Comboni Mission Center in Covina, California, traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, to meet and celebrate with youth groups from around the world — and Pope Francis.

Missionary Souls group poses in front of a cathedral in portugul
World Youth Day visitors hold a green, white, and red flag with an eagle in the middle - the Flag of Mexico
Participants of World Youth Day pose inside a Catholic Church

In the months preceding World Youth Day, the members of Missionary Souls made spiritual preparations involving catechesis, gatherings on the beach, and faith-sharing. They celebrated with other youth in Lisbon from August 1-6, capturing beautiful moments on camera along the way.

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