Tell us about your experience during WYD 2011, in Madrid, Spain:
Month: August 2011
More Precious Than Gold — True Faith
by Brian Caulfield Something sensational happened in Madrid. The week after aimless youths were blamed for riots in London and as Time magazine headlined “The Decline and Fall of Europe,” hundreds of thousands of young people converged on Spain’s capital to celebrate their Catholic faith. The youthful enthusiasm, unflagging energy, unwavering commitment, and many acts […]
Slide show of Local WYD Pilgrims Touring Segovia, Spain
Youth views from Spain Aug. 20
What has been you experience of World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain thus Far?
World Youth Day Catechesis by Bishop Frank J. Caggiano (with Slide Show)
Links: World Youth Day Catechesis #1- Firm in the Faith World Youth Day Catechesis #2- Established in Jesus Christ World Youth Day Catechesis #3- Witnesses to Christ
Pope: University Must Be Than a Trade School
by Cindy Wooden SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL, Spain (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI’s meetings with young religious women and young university professors, held in the same complex, had very different tones. The sisters and nuns – all under 35 – gathered in the sunny courtyard of the Basilica of St. Lawrence, while the professors […]
Protestors Prey on the Faith of WYD Pilgrims
MADRID (CNS) – A paradox was alive in the streets of Madrid as hundreds of thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims shared the sidewalks with local protesters frustrated over Spain’s hosting – and, some believed, funding – of the weeklong event in a time of economic turmoil. A group of protesters broke into a run […]
Tanzanian Nun Thanks L.I.U. Newman Club
by Marie Elena Giossi One East African nun traveled over 7,000 miles this summer to express her thanks to college students in Brooklyn for making a huge impact in the lives of dozens of children in her care. That nun is Sister Flora Ndwata, C.S.G., director of St. Gabriel Home and School in the Diocese […]
Ancient Cities Impress Delegates from Diocese (slide show)
by Antonina Zielinska MADRID — The day before World Youth Day officially started, pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn joined their counterparts from around the world to celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the ancient city of Avila, Spain. Msgr. Jaime Gigantiello, pastor of Mary, Queen of Heaven, Old […]
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. […]