Let’s Go Deeper

Thursday, July 21, 2016

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Written by Katie VanLeeuwen Entering any new situation comes with a certain amount of anxiety for most people. Picture yourself as a young person walking into a crowded cafeteria. The first thing you do is look around to see if there is anyone you know, right? If there are no familiar faces then you pick […]

Europe X World Youth Day: Adventure, Pilgrimage, or Both?

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

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written by Risabella Roque World Youth Day… In Europe…?! WITH THE POPE?!?! I’M IN. Upon hearing the news two years ago that the next World Youth Day would be in Europe, my thoughts went immediately to my sister. For how many years had we dreamed of going on an epic tour of Europe! And […]

En Route To World Youth Day!

Monday, July 18, 2016

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Written by Kiara Smyth and St. Dominic Savio World Youth Day Group Excited. Nervous. Hopeful. Energized. Overwhelmed. These are some of the words my group and I used to explain how we are feeling as we sit on our first airplane heading to World Youth Day in Krakow. Two of us have been to WYD […]

From Producer to Artistic Director

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Deacon Pedro

I am very excited to be taking a slightly different role for this World Youth Day. Even though I am still helping with our S+L coverage and you will see me on TV, I am going to be spending most of my time at the Mercy Centre at the Tauron Arena-Krakow, which will be the hub […]

WYD Krakow

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Alicia Ambrosio

I have never experienced World Youth Day as a pilgrim, and yet I’m a huge fan of the event. In 2008 I had just joined Salt + Light (filling in for a colleague who had decided to volunteer for WYD Sydney) and was part of the team in Toronto that helped get our Sydney team’s […]

I can’t wait to see you there!

Friday, July 15, 2016

Chris Adamczyk

Dear friends and all of you who will join me in Krakow for World Youth Day, especially those of you who will remain in your respective homes and countries. I cannot wait to bring you the experience of World Youth Day; this year it is taking place in my homeland: Poland. I was born […]

My World Youth Days

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Matteo Ciofi

There are many ways to live a World Youth Day. Of these, the classic one is to be a faithful attendant of the special occurrence. Another one is to tell what’s happening, instead, and bring others into the event. This is the role I’ll be covering in 360 degrees over the next few days, and […]

From Kingston to Krakow

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

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By Nadia Gundert, Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Archdiocese of Kingston The Archdiocese of Kingston is excited to have 31 young adults, including two of our awesome priests, attending the upcoming World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland. We have been preparing for this incredible experience since summer 2014. I have been to several other World Youth […]