More than 350 young adults from the Diocese of Brooklyn are expected to attend World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, but each will have to pay a hefty sum — nearly $5,000 — to do so.
To attend the Aug. 1-7 pilgrimage, each of the diocese’s 357 participants must pay $4,530. They’ll no doubt need help to raise that money, and that’s where the Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens can help.
Now in its 25th year, the foundation supports many projects, including parish priorities, Catholic Migration Services, and youth evangelization efforts. This year, its directors set aside $150,000 to help 21 parishes cover as much as half of the travel costs for their WYD pilgrims.
