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Press release n°36 of 21st July 2000

“An unforgettable night with the Pope”

Inviting young people for the WYD 2000 in discos or leisure centres

This is the slogan of an initiative supported by the “Youth Pastoral” for the 15th  WYD. Young people from different diocese of Italy, diocesan priests responsible for the “Youth Pastoral” will visit discos, beaches, pubs, gambling-centres and concert- places, to invite all people who are fond of these activities to partecipate in the 15th  WYD. 

 

During the last weeks manager of several locals were called to organize the initiative. In the discos young people from the parishes will ask the DJs spare 60 seconds to say to everybody: ” We invite all of you to the WYD “, while other boys and girls will be giving  leafleats-invitation, which will allow to approach thousands of young people.

 

Monsignor Domenico Sigalini , manager of the “National Youth Pastoral Service”, explains: the WYD is an event which is open to everybody, and draws young people, families , christian  communities, public administration and governments”. The locals (see the attachment) are about  20. They will be already visited from North to South by the local responsibles for  the “Youth Pastoral” working to foster the WYD  this week end.

 

Monsignor Sigalini concluded by explaining the purpose of the initiative :” We spread the WYD all over the parishes, but all the young people should know that there is one and unique historical event of the Church and their lives”. 

 

The list of initiative in the local discos for the youth

 

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