World Youth Day 2019 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:11:15 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Bishops address sex abuse scandal with U.S. pilgrims /wyd2019/item/28848-bishops-address-sex-abuse-scandal-with-u-s-pilgrims /wyd2019/item/28848-bishops-address-sex-abuse-scandal-with-u-s-pilgrims PANAMA CITY – As Pope Francis was arriving in Panama Jan. 23, bishops from the United States wasted no time addressing the sex abuse scandal back home during a popular event aimed at American and other English-speaking World Youth Day pilgrims.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) World Youth Day 2019 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 15:10:44 -0500 Bring hope, peace to Central America, Pope tells Panamanian leaders /wyd2019/item/28846-bring-hope-peace-to-central-america-pope-tells-panamanian-leaders /wyd2019/item/28846-bring-hope-peace-to-central-america-pope-tells-panamanian-leaders PANAMA CITY, Panama – Panama's geographical position as a bridge between land and ocean is symbolic of its ability to broker peace and hope in an area marked by violence and conflict, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) World Youth Day 2019 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:47:32 -0500 Young Canadian missionaries offer powerful testimony /wyd2019/item/28843-young-canadian-missionaries-offer-powerful-testimony /wyd2019/item/28843-young-canadian-missionaries-offer-powerful-testimony PANAMA CITY — Esther Carmona WagneröÏÓãÊÓƵapp heart was pounding out of her chest just before she took the stage at Anita Villalaz Theatre on Jan. 23. She even tried to ask for a chair because she was afraid her knees would buckle when she went on.]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) World Youth Day 2019 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:26:54 -0500 Speaking Out: My WYD dreams have to wait /item/28838-speaking-out-my-wyd-dreams-have-to-wait /item/28838-speaking-out-my-wyd-dreams-have-to-wait

When I found out about World Youth Day Panama I was beyond excited. 

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PANAMA CITY – Unexpected challenges are part of the job description when you’re working as a volunteer at World Youth Day Panama, but what Ana Sanchez didn’t expect was that it could also be dangerous. 

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) World Youth Day 2019 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:55:08 -0500 World Youth Day contest invites young Catholic filmmakers /features/arts/item/27719-world-youth-day-contest-invites-young-catholic-filmmakers /features/arts/item/27719-world-youth-day-contest-invites-young-catholic-filmmakers PANAMA CITY, Panama – A Catholic film ministry has opened a contest for the 2019 World Youth Day to encourage young cinematographers to create short movies promoting truth, beauty, and goodness.
]]> Arts News Tue, 24 Jul 2018 08:36:13 -0400 After Krakow, Mary at heart of next World Youth Day gathering /home/international/item/23647-after-krakow-mary-at-heart-of-next-world-youth-day-gathering /home/international/item/23647-after-krakow-mary-at-heart-of-next-world-youth-day-gathering

VATICAN CITY – On Tuesday the Vatican announced the themes for the next three World Youth Day encounters, which are focused on Mary and form the basis of a spiritual journey culminating in the next global encounter in Panama in 2019.

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