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 […]
Check out these slideshows from World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo credit Tablet reporter Antonina Zielinska)
by Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BRAZIL (CNS) – With economic hard times as an excuse not to hire young people, the world risks tossing them aside and endangers its own future, Pope Francis said. Speaking to reporters aboard the papal flight to Rio de Janeiro July 22, the pope declined to answer […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis will meet slum-dwellers and powerful politicians, pay homage at a Marian shrine and celebrate with participants at World Youth Day when he visits Brazil in late July. The Argentine pope’s first international trip, which will take him to his native Latin America, was planned under his predecessor, retired Pope […]
by Lisa Alves SAO PAULO (CNS) – Members of the local organizing committee for World Youth Day say that, with the recent election of an Argentine pope, they expect up to 2.5 million young people at the international event in Rio de Janeiro. “We currently have 200,000 pilgrims already registered, but registrations go on until […]
A Drop Blood and a Smidgen of Thought During its annual blood drive, St. John’s Prep, Astoria, collected 71 pints of blood donated by administrators, faculty, staff and students. A shout-out goes to the school nurse, Kathy Sirchia, RN, who organized the drive and to the 11 Student Blood Captains who recruited and educated their […]
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 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 […]
