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Thisn catholic event expected to be held over six days from August 16 – 21 2011 in Madrid, Spain focused on youths. The event will cost around €50 million, half paid through taxes (at national, regional and local level) and...

The festivals of WYD began on 1 July 2008, when a large 3.8-metre-high wooden Cross and a large 15-kilogram Icon of the Virgin Mary arrived in Sydney to travel around the country. The relay-style event, known as the Journey of...

Cologne World Youth Day was held on the same year that John Paul II died, 4 months before the event took place. His successor, Pope Benedict the XVI continued the journey of the youth by spearheading the event in Cologne....

World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto Canada was a very significant event because of two things. First, it was the first time that a world youth day featured Patron Saints for the event which consist mostly of young heroes of...

In 1994, Pope John Paul II announced in his encyclical Tertio Millenio Adveniente that the Catholic Church would be extensively preparing itself for the coming Jubilee of the birth of Christ in the year 2000. Coinciding this event was also...

Between 1995 and 1996, France has been testing Nuclear bombs in the French Atoll in the Pacific lead by President Chirac. This perhaps motivated Pope John Paul II in choosing Paris as the next destination of World Youth Day of...

Well how could I ever describe the magnificent experience of WYD 1995? Actually, experiencing and seeing Pope John Paul II in person just a meter away, is like being blessed a thousand times. Anti-JPII would never agree on me on...

After the John Paul II’s trip from Jamaica and the Yucatan area of Mexico, he proceeded to Denver, Colorado for the WYD of 1993. An estimated 500,000 pilgrims swarmed Denver surpassing the 300,000 expected participants. On food alone, $28.7 Million...

Pope John Paul was the first non-italian Pope after 300 years. His journey towards papacy is very evident in his biography. Throughout his pontificate, he continuously sought the Children of God in most of the Marxist country. According to the...

Santiago de Compostela was the place of choice of John Paul II for the international event of World Youth Day. Legend has it that St. James the apostle made his final journey in spain to proclaim the Gospel. The Pope...

Buenos Aires was the first country that hosted the international even of World Youth Day. 1n 1987, just a year after the EDSA Revolution in the Philippines, a staggering 900,000 young people graced the event. The Pope’s last stop on...

Ever wonder when the first World Youth Day was formally held? This particular event in 1985 paved the way for the international celebration around the world. From that same year, 300,000 youths from around the world highlighted the Pope’s invitation...