World Youth Day 2013

XXVIII World Youth Day
Date23 July 2013 (2013-07-23)-
28 July 2013 (2013-07-28)
VenueCopacabana Beach
LocationRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates22°58′1″S 43°10′50″W / 22.96694°S 43.18056°W / -22.96694; -43.18056
TypeYouth festival
ThemeGo and make disciples of all nations" (Mt 28:19)
Organised byCatholic Church
ParticipantsPope Francis
Previous2011 Madrid
Next2016 Kraków
Pilgrim crowds in Rio
Pilgrims in Rio
Pope Francis in Rio
Believers all along Copacabana beach, with the Sugarloaf in the background

World Youth Day 2013 (Portuguese: Jornada Mundial da Juventude de 2013), stylized WYDRio2013, was the 14th international World Youth Day, an international Catholic event focused on religious faith and youth. The host city of World Youth Day 2013 was Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as announced by Pope Benedict XVI at the end of the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain.[1] The events were scheduled to be held from 23 July to 28 July 2013.[2]

World Youth Day 2013 was the second World Youth Day to be held in South America; the second to be held in Latin America with the first being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in April 1987; and the third to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, World Youth Day 2013 was the first World Youth Day to be held in a country whose primary language is Portuguese,[3] and the first for Pope Francis.[4] The event was attended by over 3 million people.

  1. ^ "Brazil to host World Youth Day, pope announces", CNN, Al Goodman, 21 August 2011
  2. ^ (in Italian) - Verso la Giornata mondiale dei giovani nel 2013 Prossima tappa Rio de Janeiro, Osservatore Romano, Gianluca Biccini, 24 August 2011
  3. ^ "History of World Youth Day - WYD2013 Website". Rio2013.com. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  4. ^ "Roman Catholics attend mass in Rio for World Youth Day". BBC News. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.