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(Vatican Radio) At the end of the closing Mass for World Youth Day 2016, Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, currently President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, had words of gratitude for Pope Francis. After thanking the Pope for choosing Krakow as the site for World Youth Day, Cardinal Rylko said, “Now, at the end of these days spent in Krakow, with hearts full of joy, these young people want to express to you, Holy Father, their filial devotion and their profound gratitude.”Cardinal Rylko asked Pope Francis to send forth the young people as missionaries: “Holy Father, bless this people of disciples and missionaries of Christ. They are ready to go and bring the flame of his merciful love to the ends of the earth, symbolized by the torches that now you will now give to five young people from the five continents.Below, please find our unofficial translation of Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko’s prepared remarks: Holy Father!The 31st World Youth Day is coming t...
(Vatican Radio) The Archbishop of Panama, José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, has welcomed with great enthusiasm the news that his archdiocese will host the 2019 edition of World Youth Day, and has already extended an invitation to youthful pilgrims from all around the world.“I assure you that Panama has been blessed by Pope Francis,” he said. “From among the littlest, [Pope Francis] has chosen us to host the next [World] Youth Day 2019,” he said.The Archbishop of Panama made the remarks and issued his invitation in a video released shortly after Pope Francis made the official announcement, at the end of the closing Mass of the 2016 World Youth Day celebrations in Krakow, Poland.
(Vatican Radio) World Youth Day 2016 “now goes down in history, but it will last in our hearts and bring rich fruits of faith, hope and charity throughout the Church and in the world.”That was the message of the Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, speaking at the end of the concluding Mass for the event.Attributing everything to “the mercy of the Lord,” Cardinal Dziwisz thanked Pope Francis for his presence, and expressed his gratitude to all those who participated, and to all who assisted in making World Youth Day a success.Below, please find our unofficial translation of Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz’ prepared marks at the concluding Mass for World Youth Day 2016: Holy Father,At this moment, when I would like to offer a word of thanks at the end of the Eucharistic celebration and World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, the words of the Psalmist: Misericordias Domini in aeternum cantabo — “I will sing of the mercies of the Lord f...
(Vatican Radio) As World Youth Day 2016 drew to a close, Pope Francis greeted volunteers whose hard work made the event such a resounding success.“Before returning to Rome,” he said, “I wanted to meet you and to thank each of you for your commitment, generosity and dedication in guiding, helping and serving the thousands of young pilgrims. Thank you too for your witness of faith that, together with that of so many young people from every part of the world, is a great sign of hope for the Church and the world.”Pope Francis read only the first few lines of his speech, before speaking to the volunteers "off-the-cuff". The full text of the Pope's prepared remarks, which was made available to the volunteers in translation, can be found below: Greeting of His Holiness Pope Francisto the World Youth Day VolunteersKrakow, 31 July 2016 Before returning to Rome, I wanted to meet you and to thank each of you for your commitment, generosit...
(Vatican Radio) As Pope Francis concludes his five day visit to Krakow and the 31st World Youth Day comes to an end, what impressions will be left behind for the young men and women from over 180 nations who’ve been attending the event?Fr Joshan Rodrigues, from the Indian city of Mumbai, is currently studying Church communications at Rome’s Holy Cross University and has been working to support the organizing committee of World Youth Day.He shared with Lydia O’Kane his impressions of how the Pope has managed to connect with the young people and what message they’ll be taking back with them to their home countries….Listen:
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesKRAKOW, Poland (CNS) -- Takerisks and do not let life's obstacles get in the way of encountering the truejoy and life that Jesus can give, Pope Francis told more than 1 million youngpeople. "Don't be afraid to say'yes' to him with all your heart, to respond generously and to followhim," the pope told pilgrims at the closing Mass July 31 for World YouthDay. "Don't let your soul grow numb, but aim for the goal of a beautifullove which also demands sacrifice.""When it comes to Jesus,we cannot sit around waiting with arms folded; he offers us life. We can'trespond by thinking about it or 'texting' a few words," he told the youngpeople, thousands of whom had spent the night camping at an area dubbed theField of Mercy. The lack of sleep and morningheat seemed to have little impact as the young men and women energeticallywaved their flags and ran as close as possible to the popemobile to greet PopeFrancis. In his homily, the popereflected on th...
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