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WYD 1991 – Czestochowa, Poland
Theme “You have received a spirit of sonship” (Rom 8:15) Theme Song Audio MP3Audio MP3 Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1991, Czestochowa Vatican City, 15 August 1990 – Dear young...
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WYD 1995, Manila, Philippines
Theme “As the Father sent me, so am I sending you” (Jn 20: 21) Theme Song Audio MP3Audio MP3 Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1995, Manila Vatican city, 21 November 1993 – Dear...
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WYD 1993 – Denver, Colorado
Theme “I came that they might have life, and have it to the full” (cf. Jn 10:10) Theme Song Audio MP3Audio MP3 Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1993, Denver Vatican city,15 August...
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WYD 1997 – Paris, France
Theme “Teacher, where are you staying? Come and see” (cf. Jn 1:38-39) Theme Song Audio MP3Audio MP3 Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1997, Paris Thursday, 20 March 1997 1. “Non...
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26 WYDs; 26 Messages
Being at less than 100 days from WYD makes it a good time to make a “final sprint” on personal spiritual preparation. To facilitate this, the publishing house “Romana” has published a book entitled ¡No...
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Sea of pilgrims welcomes Pope to Madrid
Today Madrid is “the capital of the world’s young people,” declared Pope Benedict XVI, soon after he arrived at Plaza de Cibeles. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims at the Papal Welcome Ceremony...
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Pope to pilgrims: ‘Use these days to know Christ better’
“Listen regularly every day” to the words of Jesus, Pope Benedict told young people gathered in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, “as if he were the one friend who does not deceive.” Following an initial...
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‘May no adversity paralyze you’: Pope’s address at rainsoaked Vigil
The official World Youth Day website has published a translation of the full address that Benedict XVI intended to give at the WYD Vigil. Due to heavy wind and rain, the Pope limited his spoken...
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Pope lauds Spain’s ‘profoundly Catholic soul’ upon departure
After thanking WYD volunteers, Benedict XVI left immediately for Madrid’s Barajas airport. In the presence of Spain’s King and Queen, he thanked the Spanish authorities and assured the country of his...
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Rio 2013: Waiting With Open Arms and Open Heart
Rio has been invaded by 450,000 pilgrims, World Youth Day organizers said during a briefing July 22. As of Monday July 22, the day the pope was scheduled to arrive in Brazil, nearly half a million...
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