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| Date | 22 January 2019 – 27 January 2019 |
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| Type | Youth festival |
| Theme | I am the servant of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. (Lk 1:38) |
| Organised by | Catholic Church |
| Participants | Pope Francis |
| Previous | 2016 Krakow |
| Next | 2023 Lisbon |
World Youth Day 2019 (Spanish: Jornada Mundial de la Juventud 2019) was the 16th World Youth Day, an international event organized by the Catholic Church and focused on faith and youth. Taking place 22–27 January in Panama City, Panama, it was the first of its kind celebrated in Central America.[1]
Pope Francis announced plans for the event at the end of the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2016 in Brzegi near Kraków, Poland, on 31 July 2016.[2][3][4]
- ^ "JMJ2019: Jornadas Mundiais da Juventude no Panamá vão decorrer entre 22 e 27 de janeiro". www.agencia.ecclesia.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Panama to host next WYD in 2019, Pope announces". Catholic News Agency/EWTN News, Elise Harris. July 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ "Next World Youth Day to be held in Panama". The Catholic Herald/Associated Press. July 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ EFE, Da (2016-07-31). "Panamá abrigará próxima Jornada Mundial da Juventude em 2019". Mundo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-11-09.