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A group of 17 young Bangladeshis travelled to Portugal for WYD but also on a journey to discover the land and the roots of their faith, to be proclaimed back home. In Fatima this morning, Pope Francis described the Church as a “mother”, noting that Our Lady is “in a hurry” to be close to us.
Francis will celebrate a farewell Mass in the Portuguese capital on Sunday morning.
An estimated 800,000 people attended the Saturday night vigil with Pope Francis.
Officials say 1.5 million young Catholics turned out to see the pontiff as he held a Saturday vigil. In Portugal since Wednesday, the head of the Catholic Church will end World Youth Day with an open-air mass Sunday.
Francis will celebrate a farewell Mass in the Portuguese capital on Sunday morning.