A shortfall in registrations for World Youth Day in Brazil this month has led organisers to ask government officials for an extra $NZ50 million to cover costs. Recent mass protests across Brazil — against the lack of investment in public services compared with the 2014 World Cup, the 2016 Olympics and the WYD — may Read more
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Bishops in Brazil support demonstrations
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
Catholic bishops in Brazil have given their support to the massive demonstrations sweeping across the nation, which Pope Francis is scheduled to visit during World Youth Day activities in July. Millions of Brazilians have taken part in protests over an increase in the cost of public transportation, the high costs of the 2014 World Cup, Read more
Pope Francis will attend World Youth Day in Brazil
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013The president of the Brazilian bishops’ conference, Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis, has confirmed that Pope Francis will attend World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro in July. Some four million young people from around the world are expected to attend the event, from July 23 to 28. The theme for the gathering will be Jesus’ Read more
Seminary enrolments rise in Australia and US
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Seminary enrolments in Australia and the United States are rising, in spite of the sex abuse and other scandals that have plagued the Catholic Church in recent years. In Australia, the seminary intake has risen from about 235 a year in 2007 to 350 in 2012. The rector of Holy Spirit Seminary in Queensland, Monsignor Read more
Rock-star priest draws thousands in Brazil
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
As Brazil prepares to host World Youth Day next July, a rock-star priest has opened one of the world’s biggest worship spaces in Sao Paulo, where his inaugural Mass drew a congregation of more than 50,000. Father Marcelo Rossi, a nationally known singer, TV host and actor, is campaigning to stem the exodus of the Read more
Bookings for World Youth Day in Rio are open
Friday, August 31st, 2012Registrations for World Youth Day in 2013 — in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 23 to 28 — have opened for prebookings through the official WYD website. The theme for the 28th WYD is “Go and make disciples of all nations”. Discounted prices from $NZ60 to $NZ350 will be available until January 31, 2013. Read more
Catholics in Brazil decline sharply in number
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Census figures revealing a sharp decline in Catholic numbers in Brazil have been released a year ahead of Pope Benedict’s planned visit to attend World Youth Day 2013. Out of 191 million Brazilians, 123.2 million define themselves as Catholics — more than in any other country in the world. But in the 10 years to Read more
YOUCAT – Bestselling Catholic Book in the World
Thursday, April 19th, 2012YouCat the Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, has become the top-selling Catholic book in the world. Over 15,000 copies have been sold since March 2011. In the U.S, it is now the number one Catholic book and all this is contributing to a total of 1.7 million copies sold across the globe. Continue reading Read more
Smartdevice App and ‘Week of Missions’ precedes WYD 2013 in Rio
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
As preparations get under way for World Youth Day, organisers in Rio have launched a new smartdevice App, and announced that a “week of missions” will precede WYD. At the request of Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and to help young people prepare to participate in World Youth Day, a “week of Read more
Minor religious revival among the young
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Victoria University religious studies professor Paul Morris says there is evidence of a religious revival among the young. Dr Morris conducted a survey of 147 students at the university and found of those who had a religious upbringing, half of them were as committed to their faith as when they were growing up. About 10 Read more