Over half a million young people (including more than 9,500 young people from 650 United States groups) are participating in the 28th World Youth Day, which this year is being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its theme is “Go and make disciples of all nations.” The theme is designed to bring together young people from Brazil and the whole world to take up the call to the mission, and to be witnesses of the Risen Christ.
In addition to an upcoming visit by Pope Francis and a number of liturgical celebrations, 250 bishops from all five continents are striving to deepen the theme of World Youth Day in three mornings of catechesis on the following themes: “Thirst for hope, thirst for God,” “Being a disciple of Christ,” and “Being a missionary: now go!” The catechesis sessions are taking place in 300 locations, including churches, gyms, sports camps, and social centers. The majority of the sessions are be held in Portuguese, but there are also sessions in Spanish, English, Italian, French, German, Polish, and a number of other different languages (including Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Slovenian, Greek, Czech, and Russian).
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