With World Youth Day (WYD) less than 100 days away, organizers are making sure to be as prepared as possible for this international celebration of faith in Krakow, Poland, July 26-31. To ensure this, the USCCB hosted a webinar on safety, security and traveling for group leaders on April 14.
Seven young people from St. Sebastian Church, Woodside, spent a weekend in March fundraising to go to World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow, Poland, this summer. They said that the support of the parish means a lot as they continue their fundraising efforts.
The U.S. bishops approved a formal statement on pornography and additions to their quadrennial statement on political responsibility at their Nov. 16-19 fall general meeting in Baltimore, Md.
St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, has signed up to a fund raising campaign through Aid to the Church in Need. You can help the parish teens embark on this World Youth Day pilgrimage by going to: http://acn.convio.net. On the right-hand side, click on search for a participant, then type in “Davis” in the Last Name field. […]
The youth of Our Lady of Hope parish, Middle Village, organized a car wash fundraiser for the benefit of those attending World Youth Day 2016
St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, has signed up to a fund raising campaign through Aid to the Church in Need. You can help the parish teens embark on this World Youth Day pilgrimage by going to: http://acn.convio.net.
The USCCB National World Youth Day Office invites World Youth Day alumni to share their stories. If you had a profound, life-changing experience at World Youth Day (WYD) or if you had a conversion of heart, submit a short 200- to 300-word piece about your experience. Topics can include your favorite memories, what WYD means to you, […]
Paul Morisi, the coordinator of adolescent and youth adult formation for the diocese, is very happy to announce that online registration is now open for Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day (#BCYD) for teens in junior high and high school.
Cologne, Sydney, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro – Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has accompanied diocesan pilgrims on four World Youth Days. He encourages pilgrims as they make overnight vigil on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, to celebrate Mass with Pope Francis… After offering morning Mass at an English Catechesis site in Madrid, Spain, Bishop DiMarzio sends […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This article is written on my last day in Rio de Janeiro at the end of World Youth Day 2013 (#WYD13). As a bishop, this is the fifth World Youth Day I have participated in. Each one has been a unique and fulfilling experience for me, and, […]
