Regardless of his impending cardinal appointment, Bishop Robert Barron has made it clear to Américo Aguiar that he intends to evangelise during his visit to Lisbon.

Aguiar, a youthful 49-year-old auxiliary bishop of the Patriarchate of Lisbon, is the primary coordinator of World Youth Day 2023 (WYD) and was recently appointed as a cardinal by Pope Francis.

Aguiar stirred up a debate when he allegedly stated that the WYD with the pope is not about converting people to Christ.

He made the comment while discussing Pope Francis' encyclical 'Fratelli tutti' on Portuguese television.

Aguiar stated that the WYD is not meant to "forcefully convert young people to Christ, to the Catholic Church or to anything else."

Regrettably, his interview snippets were disseminated on news websites and social media platforms.

Often taken out of context, these fragments have incited confusion and disapproval among Catholics who feel their leader abandoned them in their evangelisation mission.

The controversy surrounding the bishop's remarks was ignited primarily by the headline of an article published by the Catholic News Agency (CNA), a service of EWTN.

In response to the criticism, the news agency altered the headline.

Controversy unfortunately enflamed

The comment, when viewed in isolation, sparked controversy among many WYD participants including Barron who, in a recent column, wrote:

"When any Catholic institution, ministry or outreach forgets its evangelical purpose, it has lost its soul."

Barron concluded his column in a somewhat 'stroppy' tone, writing:

"I'm scheduled to give five presentations at World Youth Day in Lisbon, and I want to assure Bishop Aguiar that each one is intended to evangelise."

Regrettably, Barron took the CNA report at face value and seems to have overreacted.

The Pillar, a Catholic media agency, also strongly criticised Aguiar's misquoted remarks, with author Filipe D'Avillz branding him a "raging heretic."

WYD is not Catholic World Youth Day

Aguiar confirmed that World Youth Day is not exclusively for Catholics.

"Popes have never invited only young Catholics; they have always invited youth from all over the world," he said.

He emphasised the importance of the youth who come to Lisbon to meet other young people from different parts of the world, different backgrounds, different faiths and understanding that this diversity is a richness.

He concluded the interview by expressing his hope that the pilgrims would appreciate the mutual contribution of differences:

"'I think differently, I feel differently, I organise my life differently, but we are brothers and sisters and we will build the future together.' This is the main message of this encounter with the living Christ that the pope wants to give to young people" he said.

A chaplain in charge of World Youth Day in a diocese in France affirmed that "WYD is a source of conversions."

"The invitation is sent to all young people, it's not WCYD (World Catholic Youth Day)" the priest continued.

Yes, the Pope's Catholic

Cardinal-designate Aguiar has met Francis several times in the run-up to World Youth Day and quotes extensively from the pope's work.

"The world will be objectively a better place if we are able to put the certainty of Fratelli tutti in the hearts of all young people," Aguiar told RTP during the July 6 interview.

The encyclical, published in 2020, is dedicated to fraternity and social friendship.

In terms of substance, the cardinal designate's comments are not at odds with the Jesuit pope's teachings. During his visit to small Christian communities in Morocco in March 2019, Francis warned against any temptation to "proselytise" to swell the ranks.

"The paths of mission are not those of proselytism, which leads always to a dead end," the pope said.

"The Church grows not through proselytism, but through attraction and through witness."

Before Aguiar became a priest he was a politician, a fact he has never hidden and is proud of.

Aguiar is still known in Portugal for his political acumen. He has used it to some effect as he manages preparations for the upcoming World Youth Day in Lisbon — the largest public event in Portuguese history.

When asked by The Pillar if he is flattered or offended when people say that he is like a politician in a cassock: "That all depends on the tone with which they say it," Aguiar replied.

Sources

• La Croix International
• The Pillar
• Word on Fire
• CathNews

The guide seeks to present Holy Scripture in an engaging manner to younger individuals who may not typically engage with the Bible.

The guide, a brainchild of the Bible Society of New Zealand, is a unique response to the Synod on Youth that was held in 2018.

The Bible Society describes Identity:Identified as "unique" and a practical tool to help everyone, especially young people, follow Jesus as they navigate life's challenges and trust him as a true friend and companion.

Beyond featuring hundreds of inspiring and uplifting Biblical passages, Identity:Identified offers 96 pages of curated content across 24 inserts, each addressing key challenges facing today's youth.

Among the topics included are

• navigating loneliness
• peer pressure
• living in a highly sexualised society
• coping with online bullying, and
• understanding life's deeper meaning

Adding a modern touch, the guide features 32 QR codes linking to video testimonials on the transformative power of Scripture in life. An accompanying app enhances the utility of the guide by offering access to insert materials, videos and daily readings.

The New Zealand Bishops have expressed their unequivocal support for Identity:Identified.

They believe the guide will be a powerful reminder to young people of God's enduring love and unfailing support, especially during their most challenging times.

They are optimistic that this innovative approach to spiritual guidance will resonate with young individuals navigating the modern world.

Among the contributors of the Catholic teaching materials are Bishop Steve Lowe, Emeritus Cardinal John Dew, Bishop Michael Dooley and Australia's Archbishop Mark Coleridge, alongside other prominent Catholic figures from Asia-Pacific such as the late Cardinal Sim from Borneo, Archbishop Simon Poh from Malaysia and Bishop Broderick Pabillo from the Philippines.

Source

• Supplied - Bible Society

According to Archbishop Américo Aguiar, auxiliary bishop of Lisbon and president of the "WYD Lisbon 2023 Foundation", Pope Francis is following the preparations for World Youth Day "quietly" and with "excitement."

Last Wednesday, 2 September, Archbishop Aguiar participated in the first General Audience held by the Pope with participation of the faithful, after they had been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"The Pope is very happy, but he is also calm," said Archbishop Aguiar, explaining that this is because "he is aware that the preparatory work for WYD is progressing." Read more

Leaders of the Warsaw-based "Faith and Rainbow" LGBT organisation say they want to minister to the thousands of gay, lesbian and transgender people attending the event.

They will do this through an "LGBT Pilgrim's Haven" in a cafe in Krakow's Kazimierz Jewish quarter.

"We want to create a space in which they will feel safe and where they will find answers to issues facing them," organiser Misza Czerniak said.

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The announcement came from Pope Francis in his message for the 29th World Youth Day.

"He will be the great patron of the World Youth Days which he inaugurated and always supported," Pope Francis said.

"In the communion of saints he will continue to be a father and friend to all of you," he said.

Pope Francis will canonise John Paul II on 27 April 2014, Divine Mercy Sunday.

As pope, John Paul II announced the first World Youth Day in 1985.

Annual WYD events are held at the Vatican on Palm Sunday. International WYD events are held less regularly.

In his message for 2014 WYD, Pope Francis reminded the young people that Jesus has shown us the way to follow, embodying the Beatitudes in his entire life: to live the beatitudes today is a real challenge to follow Christ going against the tide and witnessing the revolutionary novelty.

The next worldwide WYD is to take place in Krakow, Poland in 2016.

Sources

• L'Osservatore Romano
• Image: The Catholic Catalogue

As Catholic dioceses around the world prepare for the international World Youth Day, the Holy Father is asking the dioceses in 2014, to reflect on Matthew 5:3, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven", and in 2015, on Matthew 5:8, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God".

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy" (Matt 5:7), is the theme for the 2016 international celebration.

Announcing the themes, the Vatican noted that during World Youth Day in Rio, Pope Francis asked young people to read the beatitudes and make them a blueprint for their lives.

Krakow is the former archdiocesan See of Blessed John Paul II.

It is also home to the Shrine of Divine Mercy, encouraging the devotion promoted by St Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who said she had a vision of Jesus, who said he would show mercy to those who pray for it and who share that mercy with others.

Sources

• CNS
• Pathos

"We are!"

"Where's the church?"

"Right here!"

"And?"

"Everywhere!"

The "youth animator" at the centre for English-speaking pilgrims in Rio de Janeiro was revving up the crowd of young adults, no small feat considering it was 9 o'clock in the morning.

It was the Friday of World Youth Day, and attendees had flooded city buses, streets, and cafes with WYD-related backpacks, clothing, and the all-important dangling ID lanyards. Pope Francis had his hero's welcome the night before on Copacabana Beach and less than 12 hours later the pilgrims were back for another round of morning catechesis, this time with Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, archbishop of Boston.

This kind of morning wake-up call had been common throughout WYD. Middle-aged Christian rock musicians coaxed the young audience to stand up, sing, dance, hug each other, and shout praise to the Lord.

"Let's make some noise!"

It seemed to have its effect. The target audience enjoyed it. During the slower tunes—which bordered on love songs in tone but emphasised communion with Christ—some of the young women would sway with eyes closed; they knew every word.

The animator hastily read an academic-sounding introduction for Cardinal O'Malley while the crowd, having grown used to this format over the previous three days, chatted while shifting for comfortable sitting positions—the cardinal's background and accomplishments didn't seem too important.

But, as if on cue, all applauded, most stood, and Cardinal O'Malley had the attention of 5,000 pilgrims from around the world.

Cardinal O'Malley's catechesis, on "mission," aimed at connecting the New Evangelisation to the mission of all believers.

It was an overwhelming, strong talk, and his plea to "avoid the trap of the hookup culture" received respectable applause.

But for all of its insight and courageous urging to keep the faith amid a culture that doesn't understand the moral foundations of the Church, I had the impression his talk did not have its desired effect on its audience.

Before long, heads started dropping and eyelids started drooping. An audience distracted by its surroundings and coming down from the caffeinated enthusiasm of the animator seemed mostly inattentive to what O'Malley was saying.

It certainly was not the cardinal's fault—the same thing had happened during Cardinal Timothy Dolan's catechesis two days earlier.

But this episode epitomised, for me, the WYD conundrum. There may have been three million on Copacabana Beach for the closing Mass, but how many were engaged, actively participating? Continue reading

As in previous years, there has been little to no critical evaluation from inside the church as to the effectiveness and impact of the World Youth Day. While this youth festival corresponds well with the media-driven culture of globalization, several questions must be asked.

• Is it the most effective use of our limited resources?
• What theologies and ecclesiologies are reflected in the World Youth Day?
• Is the organization of the program done in a transparent, participatory and ethical manner?
• What is the impact of the WYD on the local economy and the global environment (carbon footprint)?
• More importantly perhaps, what is the real impact of the World Youth Day on the poor?

An excellent article by Philippe Vaillancourt in Quebec, puts it this way:

Since the arrival of Pope Francis, we saw the papacy question habits and adopt a new style…[However] WYD is strongly marked by obscene spending in the context of universal Catholicism, a paradoxical undeniable ecological footprint and a mixed impact. Recognizing this, a simple question arises: is the current formula for WYD still morally acceptable within the Church? Asking this question is ultimately to take an interest in the credibility that the Church wants to have in the eyes of young people. Continue reading

Sources

• Kevin J. Ahern in Daily Theology
• Image: Caritas Blog

Kevin J. Ahern will begin work as a professor of religious studies at Manhattan College in 2013.

"Jesus is speaking to each one of us, saying: 'It was wonderful to take part in World Youth Day, to live the faith together with young people from the four corners of the earth, but now you must go, now you must pass on this experience to others'," he said.

On the white sand of Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach, the Pope was celebrating the closing Mass for the 2013 WYD.

The first need for evangelization is to "go," Pope Francis told the assembled young people.

When faith stays "locked up" within a small Christian community, he said, it is "like withholding oxygen from a flame that was burning strongly".

"Faith is a flame that grows stronger the more it is shared and passed on, so that everyone may know, love and confess Jesus Christ."

The Pope said the command to evangelise is not optional. "Jesus did not say: 'if you would like to, if you have the time'."

"It is a command that is born not from a desire for domination or power but from the force of love, from the fact that Jesus first came into our midst and gave us, not a part of himself, but the whole of himself; he gave his life in order to save us and to show us the love and mercy of God."

The Church is meant to evangelise all persons, Pope Francis taught, saying there are "no borders, no limits" to where Christians are sent to evangelise.

"Do not be afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent. The Lord seeks all, he wants everyone to feel the warmth of his mercy and his love."

The Pope said he knows how daunting it can be to take up the responsibility to share the Gospel, but "Jesus does not leave us alone; he never leaves you alone".

Sources:

Catholic News Agency

Catholic News Service

Image: Seattlepi.com

It's somewhat providential that the two stories have coincided, especially after a story was brought to my attention late last week about a possible correlation between the papacy and British royalty.

As I've written many times in the past four months or so, Pope Francis is a pretty beloved figure around the world, even by large portions of a mainstream media that is usually suspicious of — or even hostile towards — the Catholic Church, and in many cases with due cause.

But someone at CNN was thinking back to another figure in our not-too-distant past who was loved by the media and wondered "Is Pope Francis the Catholic Princess Diana?"

Eric Marrapodi was reflecting on Pope Francis's recent trip to Lampedusa in southern Italy, one of the closest parts of Europe to Africa and the hoped-for destination of many Africans trying to make a new life for themselves, often risking their lives in the pursuit of that dream. It reminded him of Princess Diana's efforts to cast a spotlight on humanitarian issues.

But watching Francis' first few months in office, it's hard not to notice that he seems to have taken a page from the late Princess Diana's playbook.

The Princess of Wales knew where she went, the media followed. Her activism brought global attention to homelessness, HIV/AIDs, and, most prominently, land mines. Continue reading

Sources

• Gavin Abraham, The Catholic Soapbox
• Image: CNN

Gavin Abraham, a journalist for more than a dozen years, has spent most of the last six years working in Catholic media.

After the announcement at WYD in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of Poles who were scattered across Copacabana Beach cheered loudly.

The late John Paul II's presence was even felt in Rio, where a case containing a relic was on display.

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Recalling the call for evangelisation issued by the Latin American bishops when they met at the Brazilian shrine of Aparecida in 2007, the Pope said: "Something beautiful took place here, which I witnessed at first hand."

Pope Francis — then Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio — headed the committee that drafted the document. Foreshadowing his own pontifical style, it said the Church needs to "rid itself from all expired structures that do not favour the transmission of the faith".

When the Pope inherited the WYD schedule from Benedict XVI, he chose to add a visit to Aparecida, 200 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro, where seven million pilgrims come each year.

In spite of intermittent rain and record cold weather, officials estimated that around 200,000 people turned out for his visit.

Pope Francis told them he wanted to encourage them in three respects — "hopefulness, openness to being surprised by God, and living in joy".

He stressed that God is always close to the faithful and always ready to help. "Christians are joyful; they are never gloomy," he said, because they believe "God is at our side".

Refusing to travel with a big security detail, the Pope made his way toward the basilica in a jeep mounted with a plexiglass covering but no windows. He paused several times to kiss babies and to chat briefly with people in the crowd.

Later he addressed a group of recovering drug addicts in a working-class neighbourhood of Rio, telling them that those struggling with drug dependency deserve the "closeness, affection and love" of all society.

He also referred to efforts in some parts of Latin America to de-criminalise and "liberalise" drug use, saying this "will not" reduce drug addiction.

The Pope lamented that selfishness often prevails, rather than the "attention, care and love" needed to fight chemical dependency. Societies need to be courageous, he insisted, in acting against drug-trafficking and its attendant violence."

Sources:

Vatican Radio

National Catholic Reporter

Catholic News Agency

Catholic Herald

Image: Yahoo! News

In his homily on the WYD theme, "Go and make disciples of all nations", local Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta invited the young people to be missionaries.

"This week Rio has become the centre of the Church, its heart both youthful and vibrant," he said. "You have come from all over the world to share together in the faith and the joy of being disciples and missionaries in all nations."

Though Copacabana is better known for hosting millions of revellers during the annual New Year's Eve celebrations, the archbishop compared it to the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

"The sea, the sand, the beach and the crowd remind us of the call of the other disciples,"
he said, and Christ "invites us for a swim in deep waters, the waters of our baptism".

Archbishop Tempesta encouraged the pilgrims to participate in their communities "with enthusiasm", making it an opportunity of "coexisting with our brothers and sisters, witnessing that another world is possible".

At dusk, the large stage dominated by a blue cross was lit up with the colours of the Brazilian flag. Silence greeted the arrival of the WYD Cross and an image of the Virgin Mary, carried in procession by young people from the five continents.

The huge congregation assembled despite heavy winter rains that swept through Rio and a breakdown in the city's subway system that led to serious traffic jams.

As is customary, Pope Francis did not participate in the opening ceremony, but a Vatican spokesman confirmed that he watched the event on television and was impressed by the size of the congregation braving the rain.

The WYD gathering will include catechetical presentations by 250 different bishops, drawn from all around the world, in a score of languages.

Sources:

Catholic News Agency

Vatican Information Service

Image: KQED

As the press centre fills, the first reports filter out of the Pope's remarks to journalists accompanying him on the plane. The familiar Alitalia A330 touches down on the airport tarmac flying the Vatican and local flags from its cockpit; state officials and bishops form a welcoming committee; the Pope emerges, is greeted, is whisked away in a limousine to the city centre, where he climbs into the "popemobile" for a tour of streets lined with well-wishers. Then comes the welcoming ceremony in which the president or prime minister addresses him, and he gives a speech in response.

Soon after the press centre fills with Italian voices and veteran journalists as the dozens of VAMPS - journalists working for the major agencies, permanently accredited to the Holy See Press Office, who sit at the back of the papal plane - arrive. Father Frederico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, breaks away from the papal entourage to give a briefing to the press corps that helps shape the first stories.

True to form, all of this happened yesterday. Yet Pope Francis's arrival in Rio de Janeiro - just before that of the royal baby - managed to be strikingly different from what we have been used to in papal trips. Once he was in the air - after carrying his own bag onto the plane - he rejected the usual interview with pre-prepared questions in order to meet the reporters one by one, asking them about their families, getting to know them and telling them, jokingly, that journalists are not the saints he is most devoted to. In a flight in which he remained permanently active - "this pope has an extraordinary energy," Father Lombardi remarked - he also visited the cockpit for 15 minutes to chat with the pilots shortly before landing.

But he still gave journalists their story, making some important criticisms of a throwaway culture in which the jobless young are set aside. "The world crisis is not treating young people well," the Pope said. "We are running the risk of having a generation that does not work. From work comes a person's dignity." Continue reading

Sources

• Austen Ivereigh in ABC Religion and Ethics
• Image: BBC

Austen Ivereigh is a Catholic journalist and the co-ordinator of Catholic Voices.

With Catholicism losing ground especially among the young and city-dwellers, only 46 per cent of the population of Rio de Janeiro — the city that will host the Pope — now identifies as Catholic.

"Between 1970 and 2000, the share of the population that identifies as Catholic fell even though the number of Catholics in the country rose," said the report from the Pew Research Center.

"But in the most recent decade, from 2000 to 2010, both the absolute number and the percentage of Catholics declined. Brazil's Catholic population fell slightly from 125 million in 2000 to 123 million a decade later, dropping from 74 per cent to 65 per cent of the country's total population."

The report shows that the Catholic Church has been challenged by the continuing ascent of Protestant churches, particularly the fast-growing Pentecostal denominations, an accelerating secularism and religious indifference, and even a rise in "spiritism".

Between 1970 and 2010 the number of Brazilians with no religious affiliation jumped from less than 1 million to 15 million.

Pew researchers found that the number of Brazilian Protestants, conversely, continued to grow in the most recent decade, rising from 26 million in 2000 to 42 million (22 per cent of the population) in 2010.

Membership of Pentecostal churches more than doubled between 1991 and 2010.

Pew said the main factor in the growth of Protestantism in Brazil appeared to be religious switching, or movement from one religious group to another. A 2006 Pew survey of Brazilian Pentecostals suggested that 45 per cent had converted from Catholicism.

Catholicism has been the country's dominant religious tradition since the era of Portuguese colonisation in the 16th century.

Brazil has about 400 Catholic bishops, nearly 11,000 parishes and about 13,000 diocesan priests. There are roughly 483,000 catechists and 11,500 seminarians.

Sources:

America

National Catholic Reporter

Image: Urban Christian News

Reflecting the simplicity and humility that has characterised his pontificate, the Pope's WYD accommodation will be a basic room with a simple bed, a nightstand with a telephone and a small desk.

Already Pope Francis has scrapped a scheduled day of rest and added events including a visit to the slums of Ro de Janeiro and a visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, said Father Federico Lombardi.

Originally a "less demanding" schedule was drawn up for Pope Benedict XVI, because of his advanced age and declining health. When Benedict announced his resignation, he gave an assurance that his successor would attend WYD.

A crowd of around 1.5 million is expected to attend the concluding open-air Mass that Pope Francis will celebrate in Rio de Janeiro on July 28.

Organisers of the widespread street protests that swept through Brazil in June have announced plans to take to the streets again while Pope Francis is in Rio de Janeiro, under the banner of "Pope, look how we are treated!"

The head of Brazil's main intelligence agency has told reporters the spectre of a new round of protests was a "major concern", and officials in Rio de Janeiro have vowed to stage "the biggest police operation in the city's history".

But the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, felt compelled to tell people the Pope "has no direct connection to the sins of Brazilian politicians", adding that perhaps the Pope would forgive them if they made a good confession.

And the chief of staff to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Gilberto Carvalho, predicted that Pope Francis himself is his own security system.

"The Pope will be safe here," Carvalho said, "and not because of the armed forces, but because of ... the sympathy he inspires, since he represents a new hope not just for the Church but for mankind."

Sources:

Catholic News Service

Catholic News Agency

National Catholic Reporter

Image: Catholic News Agency

Those who attend the July 23-28 WYD event in Brazil may obtain the indulgence, "once a day and under the usual conditions (sacramental Confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer in accordance with the intentions of the Holy Father), applicable also to the souls of deceased faithful," said a decree from the Apostolic Penitentiary, Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro.

Those who are unable to attend WYD can receive an indulgence, under the same conditions, if they participate by "following the same rites and spiritual exercises as they occur via television or radio or, with due devotion, via the new means of social communication".

An indulgence is the remission of temporal punishment in Purgatory due to sin, the guilt of which has been forgiven.

The granting of indulgences by the Pope is based on Jesus' statement to the apostle Peter, in Matthew 16: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

The head of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Mario Celli, said: "You don't get the indulgence the way you get a coffee from a vending machine.

"There's no counter handing out certificates. To put it another way, it won't be sufficient to attend the Mass in Rio online [or] follow the Pope on your iPad. These are only tools that are available to believers.

"What really matters is that the Pope's tweets from Brazil, or the photos of World Youth Day that will be posted on [social media website] Pinterest, should bear authentic spiritual fruit in the hearts of each one of us."

"Then even a youngster who is a very long way from Brazil and feels involved by a video, a simple text message or an email will be truly taking part in the World Youth Day and will receive the gift of the indulgence."

Sources:

Catholic News Agency

Washington Post

The Register

Image: Heavy.com

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.

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The flash mob was really a very organized bunch of young pro-lifers. Decked out in colorful T-shirts, they were singing and dancing about the sanctity of human life. Irish Catholicism could hardly be described as exuberant, but this is what a new young generation of committed Catholics has imbibed from World Youth Day: a deft ability to combine prayerful if staid processions with vivacious displays of faith that often include a strong social message.

Many of those young people attending or volunteering at the International Eucharistic Congress cite World Youth Day as a primary influence in the development of their faith. Many are affiliated with groups such as Youth 2000, Catholic Youth Care, Taize or gospel choirs. Continue reading

"Rio awaits you with open arms," organizers said as they urge young people to come to Brazil, participate in the event and show the strength of young people around the world.

The only place to register for the 2013, July 23-28 summer event is online at the WYD2013 website.

Pope Benedict XVI is expected to attend.

"The registration page is the entryway into WYD Rio 2013. All pilgrims who come to the event must first register, and from there WYD welcomes them all," said director of registration Sister Shaiane Machado.

She also said group registrations should be for a maximum of 50 young people. Groups larger than 50 should be divided up, Sr Machado added, noting that the process will be explained in detail on the section of the site created for group registrations.

Sources

• WYD 2013
• CNA
• Image: WYD 2013