Picture ~ Sleepover in Rome WYD 2000

2 August 2011
Vatican

“Whoever is familiar with WYD knows that it is a stupendous occasion for evangelizing youth, a marvelous way for a personal encounter with Jesus in the presence of the Pope,” said Msgr. Miguel Delgado Galindo, undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity speaking to L’Osservatore Romano.

“Although it is an event which involves crowds, every single young person who participates remains profoundly moved,” he added. “WYD--if lived as a possibility to encounter Christ--can transform the lives of those who take part.”

He added: “We are asked to join the Pope in Madrid, conscious that we are facing a new and important challenge: that of proclaiming Christ to the present generation, of inviting them to become the protagonists of this proclamation in the new areas of their lives--both geographically and virtually."