Who’s Going to WYD?

You can now find out stats and figures from each country participating in WYD. Just go to http://www.madrid11.com/en/cifrasand use the interactive map. The WYD Madrid National committee reports that there are currently 420.508 registered participants for the 6-day event. Many of these (133.961) will also be participating in the Days in the Dioceses, preceding the week of WYD.

The 10 countries with most participants are: Italy (86,287), Spain (82,119), France (49,730), USA (26,282), Germany (15,639), Brazil (13,472), Poland (12,536), Portugal (11,996), Mexico (7,917) and Argentina (6,484). There are also 5,628 registered participants from Canada and 4300 from Australia.

You can also send your photo and answers to the questions below, and you may end up on the Madrid11 website.

Simply fill out the questionnaire and that’s it:

What’s your name?

How old are you?

Where are you from?

Describe yourself in 5 words or less

What most attracts you about Spain?

Why do you want to come to WYD?

What do you want to learn at WYD?

 

WYD TV: Relive all WYDs right here!

Are you nostalgic about previous World Youth Days? Did you meet your wife in Denver 1993? Did you come back to the Church in Compostela in 89? Or did you begin to consider a vocation to the Religious Life in Rome in 2000? Was Sydney 2008 a game changer for you? No matter, relive all WYDs here, WYD TV! Only at wydcentral.org, your home for everything and anything WYD!

 

Abba Ojcze – Czestochowa 1991

Abba Ojcze, Abba, Father, Theme Song for WYD 1991, in Czestochowa, Poland.

WYD 1991 – Czestochowa, Poland

World Youth Day 1995 ManilaTheme “You have received a spirit of sonship” (Rom 8:15)

Theme Song   
Audio MP3

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