WYD Memories: Copacabana Beach

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Salt + Light Media

Salt + Light Producer and Host Sebastian Gomes recalls the last minute decision to change the venue of the Vigil and Final Mass to Copacabana Beach during World Youth Day Rio, 2013.

Photo of the Day: WYD Rio Vigil

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Alicia Ambrosio

Pope Francis watches as young people dramatize building a church, during the WYD Rio 2013 vigil on Copacabana Beach. The performance was inspired by God’s call to St. Francis “rebuild my church” and symbolized the constructive role of young people in today’s church. — (CNS Photo/ Paul Haring)

Reliving WYD 2013 – Vigil on Copacabana Beach

Friday, August 16, 2013

Alicia Ambrosio

The final days of World Youth Day Rio were an exercise is letting God surprise us all. Days of rain made the field at Guaratiba unusable and the final events were moved to Copacabana Beach. Cariocas (residents of Rio) are used to having parties on the beach. They have two giant parties there every year: […]

WYD announces the location of the main events

Monday, June 4, 2012

Carlos Ferreira

There is exciting news coming from Rio. The venues for the main events were made public today. The opening mass, the Papal welcoming ceremony and the way of the cross will be held at Copacabana beach, one of the most famous sites of that Brazilian city. The announcement was made public today at a press […]