MaryGrace Donohue, 18, of Holy Family parish, Flushing, shared her journey to faith with about a thousand English-speaking pilgrims. She told the pilgrims that at first she saw the opportunity to come to Brazil as a tourist adventure. “I was lacking faithful desire to be here,” she said. Growing up in an Irish Catholic family, […]
Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano was one of the bishops from around the world asked to speak at a catechetical gathering. Diocesan pilgrims were afforded a chance to hear one of their own bishops at their second catechesis. Pilgrim Karena Lim, 23, from St. Gerard Majella, said she always enjoys listening to Bishop Caggiano speak and […]
In order to enhance his pilgrims’ World Youth Day experience, Father Josephjude Gannon took his parish group from Queens on a Rio de Janeiro adventure to experience Catholicism Brazilian style. Father Gannon, the administrator of St. Gerard Majella parish, Hollis, referred to his World Youth Day iPhone app to see what events would best suit […]
Katherine Valles, 20 St. Sebastian, Woodside The Mass this morning celebrated by Pope Francis at Copacabana was really beautiful. As far as I could see, the beach was packed with pilgrims from all over the world united in faith. William Ross Cadelina, 17 Our Lady of the Snows, N. […]
What has been your experience of in WYD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, thus far? Marie Tronsor, 22 St. Gerard Majella, Hollis Everyone here watches out for each other, even if we are not part of the same group. Christopher Luna, 22 Our Lady of Sorrows, Corona Coming to WYD, I didn’t […]
As The Tablet goes to press this week, Pope Francis is marking his second day in Rio de Janeiro where he has traveled for World Youth Day. The Brooklyn Diocese has sent more than 200 young people to the international gathering, making it the largest total from any diocese in the U.S. and third among […]
by Lise Alves RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) — The mosaic of hundreds of national flags waving in the cold wind on Copacabana beach was symbolic, as pilgrims from all backgrounds, driven by a single faith, participated in the opening Mass for World Youth Day. “We come from different cultures, speak different languages, but we sing […]
by Antonina Zielinska Rio De Janeiro – After an overnight flight riddled with delays, pilgrims from the Brooklyn Diocese landed Monday morning July 22 in Rio de Janeiro, ready to start a full day of their World Youth Day pilgrimage. “We are finally here, 224 strong!” exclaimed Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano during the welcoming Mass […]
The DeSales Media Group, the parent company of The Tablet and NET-TV, launched Pray with the Pope, a website and corresponding mobile app that allows individuals and communities to dedicate prayer time in alignment with the Holy Father’s monthly intentions. Pray with the Pope is the first phase of a large-scale technology project designed to […]
Check out these slideshows from World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo credit Tablet reporter Antonina Zielinska)
