2011-05-28 17:39:26

400,000 registered for World Youth Day


(May 28, 2011) “Young people have their whole lives before them, and World Youth Day is the chance to lay the foundations for those lives,” said on Thursday, the archbishop of Madrid, where the youth event will be held this August. Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela was giving a lecture titled "Three Months Away From World Youth Day." The international gathering with the Pope is scheduled for Aug. 16-21. The 74-year-old cardinal proposed that the fruits of World Youth Days be quickly evident in vocations to the priesthood, consecrated life and marriage. World Youth Days "were a personal initiative of John Paul II, who opted for a new generation of youth, the youth of 2000. Now, Pope Benedict XVI is carrying on this legacy," the cardinal stated. Cardinal Rouco Varela said the choice of Spain as the WYD venue points to "the spiritual contribution of this country to the history of the Church and to Western culture. This is evident in the spiritual legacy left by the patrons of World Youth Day: St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Rose of Lima, St. Francis Xavier." He pointed out that the youth gathering is not just a Church event, but one for "society and the city hosting it." The 400,000 registered young people come from 182 countries.








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