Logo Description

Observing the "logo" you can notice that one single image unifies the three characteristic elements of the XV World Youth Day: the place, the protagonists, and the spirit of the meeting.
The city of Rome is evoked through the stylization of St. Peter's dome and Bernini's colonnade.
The image of the dome reminds us of the reality of the Church and the person of the Holy Father. The young people, co-protagonists of the event, are identified in a single sign, simple and irregular, similar to a circle that symbolizes the younger generations as a whole.
The meeting of the Pope with the youth is expressed by a mutual embrace in which no one remains passive: each one is, at the same time, giving and receiving agent.
Three plain colours of the same tone have been chosen: yellow, orange, and red. Yellow and red are the symbol colours for the city of Rome, and the shaded tones of the orange underline the dynamic meeting and embrace.

The Logo of the XVth World Youth Day 2000, with the form and the description annexed, was registered at the Italian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handicraft and Agriculture (CCIAAI).

The Italian Episcopal Conference owns the rights of the Logo, with exclusivity on the rights of use, exploitation and marketing.

The Italian Committee for the World Youth Day 2000 (ICWYD), with previous authorization of the Italian Episcopal Conference, is in charge of the management of the concession, supervising and use of the Logo. The ICWYD has established the following rules:

1. The Episcopal Conferences and their National and Diocesan Youth Ministry Commissions, as well as Movements, Associations and Communities, may use the Logo for the following purposes:

a) Communication (leaflets, posters, publicity, announcements, publications for meetings . . . ) clearly separate from any trade-mark.

b) Pastoral aid material (texts, leaflets, etc.).

c) Reproduction on T-shirts, caps and the like, for internal use only, excluding every kind of commercialization.

2. It is totally forbidden to use the Logo in any form of public sale (merchandising and gadgets) also during the World Youth Day in Rome (13-20 August 2000).

3. It is totally forbidden to concede a licence to a third party for use of the Logo.

4. During the preparation and the celebration of the XV World Youth Day, the Italian Committee for the World Youth Day 2000 shall be at liberty to use the Logo also to meet the expenses of the Day.