Australia's Post-WYD Religious Resurgence
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:10 AM
We’ve written about this both during and after Sydney’s World Youth Day, but Sunday’s Daily Telegraph reports that Sydney’s seminaries have three times as many seminarians as there were in 2000.
For the first time in 10 years, 60 men are currently studying for the priesthood. Eighty percent of the men are under the age of 30. The youngest is 19. The majority are in their early or mid-20s.
Some... READ MORE
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Madrid Readies for WYD 2011
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, June 12, 2009 1:21 PM
Spanish WYD pilgrims in Sydney react to the news of 2011's WYD in Madrid (Photo by Tim Drake)
Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See, Francisco Vázquez Vázquez, reports that the government of Spain is actively supporting the organizational efforts for World Youth Day 2011.
Scheduled for August 2011, an official Spanish WYD website has been created for the next WYD to be held in Madrid. Spain expects that the international event may draw as many as 1.5 million youth.
In a press conference... READ MORE
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That Old Rugged Cross
Posted by Tim Drake
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:13 AM
World Youth Day Cross at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
During Pope Benedict XVI’s general audience today, he recalled the 25th anniversary of the consignment of the World Youth Day cross by Pope John Paul II to the young people of the world.
It was during the Holy Year of Redemption (1983-1984) that Pope John Paul II ordered a simple wooden cross to be erected near the altar in St. Peter’s Basilica. At the close of the Holy Year, he consigned that... READ MORE
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World Youth Day Conversions
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, January 09, 2009 12:58 PM
U.S. pilgrims at WYD 2008. (CNS)
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, says last year’s World Youth Day in his city has sparked a surge in conversions and vocations.
Cardinal Pell told the Italian bishops’ SIR news agency that “we are registering an increase in conversions, “ Zenit reported Jan. 7.
Said the cardinal, “A few days ago, one parish priest called me to tell me that 25 people, youth and adults, had... READ MORE
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Cardinal Pell Interview
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:48 PM
Cardinal George Pell and Pope Benedict XVI. (CNS/Reuters)
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, took a break this week from his busy schedule in Rome to talk to the Register.
Cardinal Pell, who is serving as one of three delegate presidents at the current Synod of Bishops on the Word of God, talked about a range of issues connected to the synod.
He also touched on the recent World Youth Day in his hometown and on the global financial... READ MORE
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