by Gunther Simmermacher · Published February 14, 2019 · Last modified February 13, 2019
By Günther Simmermacher – Among the 2245 foreign volunteers at World Youth Day was one South African — and he had to fill many different functions. Denzel Swarts of Cape Town was inspired to volunteer...
Having travelled to Panama City for World Youth Day, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER shares his impressions of the event and the people who made it happen. See the video below for a set of his pictures, supplemented by more from Catholic News Service.
Editorials 2019 / World Youth Day
by Editor · Published February 10, 2019 · Last modified February 7, 2019
The announcement that the next World Youth Day, in 2022, will be held in Lisbon, disappointed many Africans who are still waiting for the event to be hosted on their continent. There are indeed...
Lisbon, Portugal, will open its doors to the world’s young people in 2022 for the next World Youth Day. The announcement of Portugal was made by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, head of the Vatican’s Dicastery...
Young men and women in the church can bring the joy of the Gospel to the world by showing that God’s love extends to all people and excludes no one, Pope Francis said. “By...
If there was a common denominator, aside from the Christian faith, that united most pilgrims heading to the opening Mass for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, it was that each person, in his...
Our editor Gunther Simmermacher is in Panama City for the 2019 World Youth Day celebrations – here’s his report on his arrival More Stories: Flashbacks to World Youth Days Past Panamanian Prelate to World...
Jorge Soto wore a wrestling mask typical of Lucha Libre fighters in Mexico and every few steps he took, others would sidle up to have a picture taken with him. The mask was fun...
Simmermacher / World Youth Day
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published January 17, 2019 · Last modified January 15, 2019
World Youth Day will be held in Panama City this month. In the third part of his series on past World Youth Days, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER recalls the last two WYDs of St John Paul...
Church / Simmermacher / World Youth Day
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published January 8, 2019 · Last modified January 6, 2019
On January 22, 2019, World Youth Day will be held in Panama City. In last week’s first part of his series on past World Youth Days, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looked back at the first five...
Church / Simmermacher / World Youth Day
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published January 5, 2019 · Last modified January 2, 2019
On January 22, 2019, World Youth Day will be held in Panama City. Over the next few weeks, Günther SImmermacher will look back at all the WYDs that came before, since 1984. In January,...
Pope Francis / World Youth Day / Youth
by Jael SC · Published April 9, 2017 · Last modified March 30, 2017
“The genuine experience of the church is not like a flash mob, where people agree to meet, do their thing and then go their separate ways,” the pope said in his message for...
