During the World Youth Day week in Rio, Bishop Julian Porteous, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (and soon to be Archbishop of Hobart), comments on the Papal arrival, the reaction of the Brazilian locals to the Holy Father, and provides an update on what his group has been involved in during Mission Week!

Catechesis given by Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, Bishop of Parramatta, at Basilica da Imaculada Conceição Botafogo at World Youth Day 2013.

Here is the Homily given by Archbishop Mark Coleridge during Day 3 of the WYD Catechesis sessions in Rio de Janeiro.

Catechesis session given by Cardinal George Pell on Wednesday 24 July

The Q&A session following Cardinal Timothy Dolan's Catechesis address.

On Wednesday 24 July 2013, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, presented a Catechesis session at the Vivo Rio site for English-speaking WYD pilgrims.

Cardinal Dolan began the session by teaching the youth from around the world about the threats against hope. He told us pilgrims hope is threatened by four main areas: our self, the world, other people and time.