Millions of young people gathered in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day in July. It was Pope Francis' first international trip. By all accounts the event was joyous, spirit-filled and peppered with poignant words and gestures from the pontiff.
A young man holds up a U.S. flag inside the Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Rio de Janeiro July 21 ahead of the opening of World Youth Day.
Photo: CNS photo / Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters