Programme
Wednesday 9 April:
Afternoon and evening: arrivals
8:00 p.m. Dinner
Thursday 10 April: WYD 2013 in Rio, “a celebration of faith and fellowship”
8:45 a.m. Morning prayer (Spanish)
9:00 a.m. Words of greeting and introduction (Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko, President, Pontifical Council for the Laity)
9:30 a.m. The pastoral fruits of Rio 2013
- Video of the address by Pope Francis in which he speaks about the Rio WYD (4 September 2013)
- The fruits of WYD 2013 in the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro (Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, Archbishop of Rio)
- The fruits of the pilgrimage of the WYD Cross and of Mission Week (The Brazilian Bishops’ Conference - CNBB)
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. The pastoral fruits in some countries:
- Introduction by Rev. João Chagas, Head of Youth Section, PCL
- Testimonies from 5 delegates from different parts of the world
- Open discussion
1:00 p.m. Lunch
3:00 p.m. The organisation of WYD 2013 in Rio (Part 1)
PCL Youth Section and Rio de Janeiro Local Organising Committee (LOC)
3:30 p.m. Open discussion
4:30 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m. The organisation of WYD 2013 in Rio (Part 2)
5:30 p.m. Open discussion
6:30 p.m. Preview of the social movie “Bota Fé”, produced by Aleteia.org in partnership with the Rio WYD 2013 Committee
7:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Mass for the Rio WYD (presided by Cardinal Orani João Tempesta in Portuguese)
8:00 p.m. Dinner
Friday 11 April: On our way to Krakow 2016
8:45 a.m. Morning prayer (English)
9:00 a.m. The pastoral aspects of Krakow 2016
- The significance of WYD for the diocese of Krakow (Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow)
- The Church and youth ministry in Poland (The Polish Bishops’ Conference)
- Presentation of the Krakow Local Organising Committee (COL) and the organisation chart
- Presentation of the Polish Bishops’ Conference ad hoc Committee
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Organisational aspects of WYD 2016 in Krakow (Part 1)
Presented by the coordinators of each sector. Time will be given for questions by the delegates:
Logo and theme song
Registrations
Visas
Accommodation
Meals
Catechesis
Main events
International volunteers
Transport
Contacts for representatives of countries and international organisations
Days in the dioceses
Other information
12:30 p.m. Open discussion
1:00 p.m. Lunch
3:00 p.m. Organisational aspects of WYD 2016 in Krakow (Part 2)
4:00 p.m. Open discussion
5:00 p.m. Break
5:30 p.m. Open discussion
7:00 p.m. Holy Mass (presided by Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow, in Italian)
8:00 p.m. Dinner
9:00 p.m. Evening entertainment organised by the Polish delegates
Saturday 12 April: The integration of WYD in regular youth ministry
8:30 a.m. Holy Mass (presided by Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko in French)
9:15 a.m. Talk: “The Church’s commitment to the young: from John Paul II to Pope Francis” (Bishop Josef Clemens, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)
10:00 a.m. Open discussion
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Experiences in the field: “Church, where are you?” – Young people’s expectations
- Rev. Daniel Ange (founder of the Jeunesse Lumière school of prayer and evangelisation)
- Chiara Amirante (founder of the Nuovi Orizzonti Community)
- Dr. Bernhard Meuser (promoter and co-author of Youcat)
11:45 a.m. Open discussion
1:00 p.m. Lunch
3:00 p.m. - Responses from youth ministry in local Churches: given by 5 delegates from around the world
- Open discussion
4:30 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m. Responses from youth ministry in local Churches (continued)
6:00 p.m. Concluding words (Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko)
8:00 p.m. Dinner
9:00 p.m. Adoration
Sunday 13 April (Palm Sunday):
7:30 a.m. Coaches depart for St. Peter’s Square
9:30 a.m. Palm Sunday Mass and the diocesan celebration of the 29th WYD presided by the Holy Father
1:30 p.m. Lunch at the San Lorenzo International Youth Centre. Departures
