Approximately 50,000 altar servers are expected to attend, accompanied by the President of CIM

Approximately 50,000 altar servers are expected to attend, accompanied by the President of CIM Photo: Vida Nueva Digital

50,000 altar servers announced for arrival at the Vatican

The following countries are officially registered: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Ukraine.

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(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.02.2024).- The International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers to Rome of Coetus Internationalis  Ministrantium (CIM) will be taking place from 29 July to 3 August 2024.  Approximately 50,000 altar servers are expected to attend, accompanied by the  President of CIM, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, archbishop of  Luxembourg.

Currently, the following countries are officially registered:  Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,  Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland and  Ukraine.

The approximately 35,000 altar servers from Germany are  accompanied by the President of the Commission for Youth Ministry of the  German Bishops’ Conference, Auxiliary Bishop Johannes Wübbe (Osnabrück),  as well as by numerous members of the German Bishops’ Conference. This  year’s International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers is dedicated to the motto “with  you” (Isa 41:10).

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