During WYD 2002 Pope John Paul II had lunch at the Strawberry Island retreat centre with a group of young people who represented the different continents. Here he is listening to Shirley Tso of Hong Kong and Daniel Sadera Kuntai of Kenya. — Photo courtesy of Catholic News Service ...

Tonight on Perspectives we tell you why the Vatican doesn’t have an olympic team and we bring you more memories  of World Youth Day Toronto 2002 ...

Today’s photo is from WYD 2002. Pope John Paul II arrives for the closing Mass at Downsview Park, accompanied by young people in the traditional costume from their native countries. An estimated 800,000 people participated in the closing Mass. ...

Top Ten Quotes From Pope John Paul II at WYD 2002 ...

As we began Day 2 of our work in Niamey, we had the chance to meet with His Grace, Archbishop Michel Cartateguy, SMA – the lone Catholic Archbishop in Niger. S+L’s Kris Dmytrenko sat down with Archbishop Cartateguy for an in-depth interview bright and early this morning. Among the many issues they discussed, Kris and ...

Today’s photo of the day is courtesy of WYD Rio 2013. The official WYD prayer was launched July 13 during a mass with Archbishop Joao Orani Tempesta. A participant holds the sheet of paper with images of the WYD patrons saints and intercessors printed on it. The words in the centre of the page say ...

Who would seriously not want to receive a text message from Blessed John Paul II? It turns out Pope John Paul II did in fact leave us not just a simple text message, but the whole text of his message! His words at World Youth Day in Toronto were his heartfelt words addressed especially to ...

WYD2002 Theme song, Lumiere du monde, performed by a cast of stars: Gheorge Zamfir, Tony Melendez, Lisa DiMaria, Margorzata Walewska, Adrian Anantawan (violin), Anna Shafajinskaia, Franco Tenelli, Kinga Mitrowska and Helmut Lotti with backup by the Sacred Music Society Choir, at the JPII 25th Anniversary Gala concert. ...

Today’s photo of the day is from WYD 2002 Toronto. Ten years ago this week the youth of the world were gathered in Toronto to celebrate their faith with Pope John Paul II. Here a group of pilgrims celebrate during the opening ceremony, also showing off the unique pilgrim backpacks that are still spotted a ...

As we relive the highlights of World Youth Day 2002, Pedro sits with Catholic singer/songwriter Sarah Hart to speak about her ministry and her music. ...