35,000 Already Registered for World Youth Day 2002

TORONTO, OCT. 22, 2001 (Zenit.org).- More than 35,000 young people from 42 countries have registered for World Youth Day 2002 since Oct. 2 when online registration went live at http://www.wyd2002.org/, organizers announced.

On the first day alone, 22,000 people registered. Registration is available in four languages: English, French, Spanish and Italian.

World Youth Day will take place across the country July 18-22 when pilgrims take part in the Days in the Dioceses Program, and in Toronto July 23-28 when the international events, including a Vigil and Mass with the Pope, will take place.

Pope Francis

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

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35,000 Already Registered for World Youth Day 2002

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