More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid as Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass and led a Eucharistic procession through the heart of the Spanish capital
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Flowers, Stadiums, Banderas and Jamón: Spain Is Ready To Welcome Pope Leo XIV
In the weeks leading up to Pope Leo XIV’s first visit to Spain, organizers found themselves facing an unexpected problem: Too many people wanted to help.
Holy Toledo! – Diocesan Pilgrims Tour Historic City Prior to World Youth Day Activities (slide show)
by Antonina Zielinska MADRID, Spain – In the days leading up to World Youth Day, early arriving pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn were taken on a guided tour of Toledo, a city located 60 miles from Madrid. The city has been populated since the Bronze Age and grew in importance during the Roman Empire. […]
Pope Benedict’s Packing His Bag for Madrid
Pope Benedict XVI receives the official World Youth Day 2011 backpack from Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela of Madrid during a private meeting at the Vatican in early February. The cardinal was the archbishop of Santiago de Compostela in 1989 when Pope John Paul II met young people there for World Youth Day. Spain is preparing […]
WYD Pilgrims – Faith-filled Venture for Williamsburg Youth
by Antonina Zielinska After a year and a half of spiritual preparation and fundraising, 10 young people from Transfiguration parish, Williamsburg, are less than two weeks away from joining thousands of pilgrim from throughout the world to celebrate World Youth Day in Spain. “It will be an experience of a lifetime,” said Arisleidy Maran, one […]
Brooklyn Cloister in Stitches
by Antonina Zielinska When World Youth Day pilgrims go to confession in Spain this August and kneel to kiss the stole of their confessor, they may come in contact with purple cloth hand stitched in Brooklyn. The Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará Sisters, who reside in the contemplative monastery of St. […]