Jerlan Lopes's Blog
April 21, 2013
Getting to know the world youth day
In 1984 the International Jubilee for the Young was celebrated by John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in a celebration that also marked the close of the Holy Year of Redemption. At this gathering the Holy Father entrusted youth with what is now known as the World Youth Day (WYD) Cross - one of the most important symbols of WYD.
The UN declared 1985 the first “International Youth Year” and to celebrate it the Holy Father welcomed youth from all over the world in Rome on Palm Sunday. In December of the same year he announced the institution of World Youth Day. It is celebrated annually at the diocesan level on Palm Sunday in Rome and at a week-long event internationally every two to three years.
The WYD at Rio de Janeiro
World Youth Day 2013, stylized WYDRio2013, will be the 14th international , an international catholic event focused on religious faith and youth. The host city of World Youth Day 2013 will be Rio de janeiro, Brazil as announced by Pope Benedictthe end of the closing mass of wyd 2011[1] The events are scheduled to be held from 23 July to 28 July 2013.[2]
World Youth Day 2013 will be the second World Youth Day to be held in South America; the second to be held in Latin America with the first being held in Buenos Aires April 1987; and the third to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, World Youth Day 2013 will be the first World Youth Day to be held in a country whose primary language is Portuguese. No matter what are your beliefs, the events receive people from all religions, for all part of the world.
for more information acess: http://www.rio2013.com/en#
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