This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Janet Jalil and at 13 hours GMT on Wednesday 2nd August, these are our main stories.

Pope Francis is attending a huge gathering of young Catholics in Portugal as he tries to

reach out to future generations.

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It's an opportunity for young Catholics from all over the world to come together to celebrate their religion.

A million people are expected in the Portuguese capital Lisbon this week to mark World Youth Day.

And it's also an opportunity for Pope Francis to reach out to the next generations.

The 86 year old Pontiff arrived in a wheelchair to be greeted by a military band.

But the shadow of the church's child sex abuse scandals hangs over this jamboree,

including one in Portugal, which led to a scathing report six months ago.

And there are also questions about the Pope's health after he had surgery in June.

Arison Roberts in Lisbon told us more.

Last night's opening mass without the Pope there were an estimated 200,000 youngsters

and others gathered in central Lisbon.

He's got a relatively quiet day-to-day, mainly diplomatic meetings and a number of clerics.

It's at the end of the day tomorrow that he's going to preside over the big welcome ceremony downtown in Lisbon.

And then at the weekend on Saturday and Sunday,

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