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August 19, 2011 – Pilgrims from all over flock to Plaza de Cibeles and Plaza de Colon to join hundreds of thousands or perhaps even millions of pilgrims, young and old alike, for the culmination of today’s event through the...

August 19, 2011 – Madrid hosted a Stations of the Cross that offers a sampling of the typical Spanish Holy Week. The celebration showed different scenes that can usually only be found in the streets of Spain during Holy Week....

August 19, 2011 – After the lunch with the young people and meeting with Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the Pope rested a bit and then in the afternoon went to Plaza de Cibeles to lead the young...

Usually, the battle for hosting the succeeding World Youth Days happen under the radar, now it seems that the competition is getting stiffer and harder as news leak out that some countries are already lobbying to host the largest Catholic...

August 19, 2011 – Today, at lunch, Pope Benedict XVI met with the 12 Young Pilgrims from all over the world. The Traditional lunch with the Pope have been continuously observed since 2008 World Youth Day in Sydney. The twelve...

Like what the Bishops said a few months ago, WYD 2013 organizers in Rio de Janeiro have less than two years before the event takes place again in 2013. That’s why organizers in Rio are not wasting time and immediately...

August 19, 2011 – Day 4 of World youth day during the second day of Pope Benedict XVI in Spain was a day of two significant meetings. One is Pope Benedict XVI’s meeting with the religious women and the second...

August 19, 2011 – While many young people were busy attending their respective Catechetical events all over Madrid during day 4 of world youth day 2011, Pope Benedict XVI however met with Spain’s Royal family first thing in the morning...

August 19, 2011 - Day 4 of World Youth Day 2011 began with the the third day of Catechesis held at different parts of Madrid. Mostly this Catechesis session is not only about Bishops teaching and talking, but most of...

Drawbacks, failings, flaws, shortcoming or whatever you might call it about the recently concluded World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, are now surfacing as Pilgrims talk upon arriving in their own dioceses and Parishes. WYD Madrid was by far the...

August 18, 2011 – One of my most favorite photo set every world youth day is the behind the scenes Photos. Like I said before, there are scenes and moments that are not captured by panning cameras beyond the consciousness...

August 18, 2011 – The Climax and high point of DAY 3 of World Youth Day 2011 is the Welcoming ceremony at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid which Pope Benedict XVI presided. Thousands upon thousands of young pilgrims were present....

August 18, 2011 – Pope Benedict XVI arrived at Plaza de Cibeles inside his Popemobile to the cheer and jubilation of hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims lined up on the streets. Many of these young pilgrims have secured their...

August 18, 2011 – Despite the intimidating threats of some Indignados or Spanish protesters which subjected some pilgrims to very uncomfortable humiliation and annoyance, Spanish Security details and Policemen helped most of the WYD Pilgrims find their way safely to...

August 18, 2011 – Perhaps one of the most fulfilling task of being a photographer is to be able to take photos of different people from all over the world gathered in one event. Even the Olympics doesn’t have this...

August 18, 2011 – The temperature was 41º Celsius in Madrid. It was fever pitch outside. The sun was rising and so as the heat. people are sweating and some where even taken to emergency medical tents because of the...

April 18, 2011 – This is probably the most charged day of all WYD 2011 days in Madrid. It’s a mixture of different emotions coming from the WYD Pilgrims who can’t seem to hold their horses when excitement kicks in...

August 18, 2011 – Don’t you think that Nuns are the most loyal to the Pope of all God’s servants? Wherever you go there would always be a nun or two in every corner in every street in World Youth...