Posts Tagged ‘WYD 2016’

Young New Zealanders gather In Christchurch to celebrate WYD

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Students from St Bede’s College carried a four metre cross down Barbadoes St last Friday afternoon. They were taking part weekend-long event to mark World Youth Day 2016 (WYD). 170 students from across the South Island attended the event.  Organiser Abina Pope said WYD was “an opportunity for students of the same age to come Read more

This video went viral: Nuns dancing for WYD

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016

World Youth Day in Poland is just around the corner, and lots of groups of have been making music videos to the music of the event. One video with a group of dancing nuns from the order of the Polish saint, St. Faustina. The dancing nuns video has gone viral! Watch the video

Things you need to know about World Youth Day

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016

While the official opening of World Youth Day is still days away, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world are already heating up their engines to take part in this huge youth encounter often referred to as the “Catholic Woodstock.” During those seven days, it won’t really matter if they’re left, center or Read more