World Youth Day 2008
World Youth Day 2008 was in Sydney, Australia, from July 15–20 and had as its theme “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses.”
Speaking to the 500,000 attendees from across the world, Benedict encouraged the young people to be renewed by the Holy Spirit by staying close to the sacraments.
World Youth Day 2009
Local celebrations took place for World Youth Day on April 5. The theme for the day was “We have set our hope on the living God.”
In his Palm Sunday address, Benedict called for young people to follow St. Paul’s example of witnessing to Christ.
World Youth Day 2010
During the local World Youth Day celebrations on March 28, Benedict called on young people to not give up on their dreams in the face of adversity. The theme was “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mark 10:17).
World Youth Day 2011
Speaking to 1.4 million attendees in Madrid, Spain, Benedict encouraged young people to make Jesus the center of their lives.
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The theme for the Aug. 16–21 World Youth Day was “Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith.” Twenty-nine thousand people from the United States attended.
World Youth Day 2012
The theme for the local celebrations of World Youth Day on April 1 was “Rejoice in the Lord always!”
In his address on Palm Sunday, Benedict gave guidance on how to preserve Christian joy within one’s heart.
Joseph Bukuras is a staff writer at the Catholic News Agency. Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from The Catholic University of America. He has interned in the U.S. House of Representatives, on a U.S. Senate campaign, in the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, and at the Susan B. Anthony List. He is based out of the Boston area.
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