 Theme “Teacher, where are you staying? Come and see” (cf. Jn 1:38-39) Theme Song
Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1997, Paris
Thursday, 20 March 1997 1. “Non sum dignus, non sum dignus”. So, dear young people, over the last few days I read a French book: Jean Paul II le résistant. The Pope is resistant. Today I see that I have earned a new title: “disruptive”, because I have disrupted your programme. But we must come “ad rem”… read more
 Homily of the Holy Father at the Final Mass of WYD 1997, ParisLongchamp Racecourse, 24 August 1997 1. "Teacher, where are you staying?" (Jn 1:38). This is the question which Jesus was asked one day by two young men. This happened on the banks of the Jordan. Jesus had gone there to receive the baptism of John. But the Baptist, when he saw Jesus coming towards him, said: "Behold, the Lamb of God" (Jn 1:36)… read more |
WYD 1997 – Paris, France
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WYD 1993 – Denver, Colorado
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Theme “I came that they might have life, and have it to the full” (cf. Jn 10:10)
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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1993, Denver
Vatican city,15 August 1992 Dear Young People, 1. Following our meetings in Rome, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Compostela and Czestochowa, our pilgrimage through contemporary history continues. The next stop will be in Denver, in the heart of the United States, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado… read more
 Homily of the Holy Father at the Final Mass of WYD 1993, DenverCherry Creek State Park, Denver, 15 August 1993 Beloved Young People and Dear Friends in Christ,1. Today the Church finds herself, with Mary, on the threshold of the house of Zechariah in Ain–Karim. With new life stirring within her, the Virgin of Nazareth hastened there, immediately after the Fiat of the Annunciation, to be of help to her cousin Elizabeth…read more |
WYD 1989 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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 Theme “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life” (Jn 14:6)
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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1989, Santiago de Compostela
Vatican city, 27 November 1988 Dear young people!I am happy to be with you once again in order to announce the celebration of the IV World Youth Day. In my dialogue with you, this Day has, indeed, a privileged place. It affords me the welcome opportunity of speaking to the young people… read more
 Homily of the Holy Father at the Final Mass of WYD 1989, Santiago de Compostela“Monte del Gozo”, Spain, 20 August 1989 I cordially greet all those present!Inhabitants of numerous cities! Representatives of many peoples and nations! You have come here not just from Galicia, from the whole of Spain, from all over Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals, but also from North America and Latin America, the Middle East, from Africa, Asia and Oceania… read more |
WYD 1995, Manila, Philippines
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 Theme “As the Father sent me, so am I sending you” (Jn 20: 21)
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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1995, Manila
Vatican city, 21 November 1993 – Dear Young People,1. “Peace be with you!” (Jn 20:19). This is the greeting, rich in meaning, which the risen Lord extended to the disciples, so fearful and dismayed after his passionWith the same intense and deep feeling I now address you, as we prepare to celebrate the Ninth and Tenth World Youth Days… read more
 Homily of the Holy Father at the Final Mass of WYD 1995, ManilaRizal Park, Manila, 15 January 1995 – Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,1. We are celebrating the Mass of the Santo Niño of Cebu, the Child Jesus whose birth at Bethlehem the Church has just commemorated at Christmas. Bethlehem signifies the beginning on earth of the mission which the Son received from the Father, With the same intense and deep feeling I now address you, as we prepare to celebrate ththe mission which is at the heart of our reflections during this Tenth World Youth Day… read more |
WYD 1991 – Czestochowa, Poland
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 Theme “You have received a spirit of sonship” (Rom 8:15)
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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 1991, Czestochowa
Vatican City, 15 August 1990 – Dear young people!1. The World Youth Days mark important stages in the life of the Church, as she seeks to intensify her commitment to evangelization in today’s world, looking towards the year 2000. By proposing every year for your meditation certain essential truths of the Gospel teaching… read more
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WYD 2000 – Rome, Italy
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 Theme “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14)
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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 2000, Rome
Vatican, June 29th 1999 – My dear young people, 1. Fifteen years ago, at the close of the Holy Year of the Redemption, I entrusted to you a great wooden Cross, asking you to carry it across the world as a sign of the love which the Lord Jesus has for mankind and to proclaim to everyone that only in Christ who died and is risen is there salvation and redemption… read more
 Homily of the Holy Father at the Final Mass of WYD 2000, RomeTor Vergata, Sunday 20 August 2000 – Dear young people of the Fifteenth World Youth Day! These words of Peter, in his conversation with Christ at the end of the discourse on the “bread of life”, affect us personally. In these days we have meditated on John’s statement: “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14)… read more |
WYD 2002 – Toronto, Canada
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 Theme“You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world” (Mt 5,13-14)
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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 2002, Toronto
Rome, 21 March 2002 - Dear Young People! 1. I have vivid memories of the wonderful moments we shared in Rome during the Jubilee of the Year 2000, when you came on pilgrimage to the Tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul. In long silent lines you passed through the Holy Door and prepared to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation… read more
 Homily of the Holy Father at the Final Mass of WYD 2002, TorontoToronto, Downsview Park, July 28, 2002 – Dear Young People of the Seventeenth World Youth Day, Chers Frères et Soeurs,1. On a hillside near the lake of Galilee, Jesus’s disciples listened to his gentle and urgent voice; as gentle as the landscape of Galilee itself, as urgent as a call to choose between life and death, between truth and falsehood. The Lord spoke words of life that would echo for ever in the hearts of his followers… read more |
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Collection of Weekly World Youth Day 2002 columns by Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB appearing in the Toronto Sun and on the Canoe Sun Media Web Site from February – August, 2002 • Feb 10, 2002 – The Old Pope’s Young Crusade |
WYD 2008 – Sydney, Australia
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 Theme“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8)
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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of WYD 2008, Sydney
Lorenzago, 20 July 2007 My dear young friends! I always remember with great joy the various occasions we spent together in Cologne in August 2005. At the end of that unforgettable manifestation of faith and enthusiasm that remains engraved on my spirit and on my heart, I made an appointment with you for the next gathering that will be held in Sydney in 2008… read more
 Homily of the Holy Father at the Final Mass of WYD 2008, SydneyRandwick Racecourse, 20 July 2008 Dear Friends, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you” (Acts 1:8). We have seen this promise fulfilled! On the day of Pentecost, as we heard in the first reading, the Risen Lord, seated at the right hand of the Father, sent the Spirit upon the disciples gathered in the Upper Room… read more |
