Tejo

Francis will fly back to Lisbon afterwards for a vigil with young people on the riverside Parque Tejo, a large, shadowless outdoor area.

The Mass will be celebrated on the riverside Parque Tejo, a large, shadowless outdoor area, and authorities said over 1 million people would attend.

Francis will hold a vigil with young people at Parque Tejo on Saturday evening.

The Parque do Tejo is in one of Lisbon’s newest residential areas, which grew out of the 1998 Lisbon World Fair.

Pilgrims have been arriving to attend World Youth Day over the last few days and will stay in schools, gyms, fire stations and with families, with many planning to sleep in the open before the closing Mass on the riverside Parque Tejo on Aug 6.