Vatican City, Vatican - November 2023 - The WYD Lisbon 2023 delegation, made up of some 800 volunteers from the Local Organising Committee and the WYD Lisbon 2023 Foundation, was received by Pope Francis on 30 November in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Pope Francis said about World Youth Day: "I remember the meeting in Lisbon with great emotion, and also as a memory: simple people, who did everything they could". Pope Francis recalled and reaffirmed the message he gave to millions of young people in Lisbon, that the Church is a place for everyone. "Continue to dream together, continue to involve in successive waves new fellow dreamers of a society made up of all and with respect for each one. I repeat this and I am happy to see that so many are already echoing me: 'everyone, everyone!'" he asked his listeners.