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World Youth Days are events to bring together young Catholics from around the globe to celebrate and learn about their faith on a more regular basis, and build bridges of friendship and hope between continents, peoples and cultures.
World Youth Day was established by Pope John Paul II and has become a
defining characteristic of his papacy as a way to reach out to the next
generation of Catholics, demonstrate confidence in them, rejuvenate the
church and carry forth its teachings. In his words:
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Forthcoming World Youth Day |
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World Youth Day (WYD) is the largest youth event in the world and WYD2008 will be held in Sydney on 15-20 July. At WYD08 young people will make a pilgrimage in faith, meet, and experience the love of God, all in the context of the beauty of Australia and the hospitality of the Australian people!
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Testimonial of Paddy F |
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World Youth
Day 2005, Germany
"It was a celebration for what we
believed in – a gathering of like minded individuals from across the globe….Even
though for many of us our knowledge of the language was non-existent we still
built friendships through song, dance and hand movements…. It’ll be the nights
Haselstein and the peaceful serenity I felt at Marienfeld that will live on in
my mind."
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Testimonial of Caitriona D |
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World Youth
Day 2005, Germany
"To be
part of World Youth Day is to be part of a collective movement wanting to
celebrate all that is good in being young and feeling that you have a spiritual
direction in your life. It’s also about removing yourself from that collective
and focusing on how you as a person live your life and whether or not it
matches the way you want to live. It was an experience of a lifetime that will
last a lifetime."
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