| XX World Youth Day 2005 | |
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 We have come to worship Him (Matthew 2:2) |
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| Location | Cologne, Germany |
| Date | August 16–21 2005 |
The 20th World Youth Day 2005 (German: XX. The Gospel of Matthew (Gk Κατά Ματθαίον Ευαγγέλιον is one of the four Canonical gospels in the New Testament and is a Synoptic gospel Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Weltjugendtag Köln) was a Catholic youth festival that started on August 16 and continued until August 21, 2005 in Cologne, Germany. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first World Youth Day and foreign trip of Pope Benedict XVI, who joined the festival on August 18. World Youth Day is a youth-oriented Roman Catholic Church event Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. This meeting was decided by the previous pope, John Paul II, during the Toronto World Youth Day of 2002. Pope The 17th World Youth Day 2002 ( WYD2002) was a Catholic youth festival held from July 23 to July 28 2002 in Toronto The theme was "We have come to worship Him" (from Matthew 2:2). The Gospel of Matthew (Gk Κατά Ματθαίον Ευαγγέλιον is one of the four Canonical gospels in the New Testament and is a Synoptic gospel
About 400,000 young people from 200 countries attended during the week, and more than 1,000,000 came for the weekend. They were joined by about 600 bishops and cardinals, as well as by 6,600 reporters. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church.
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The Pope's Apostolic Journey to Germany
Originally, Pope John Paul II was to attend the World Youth Day in Cologne. Pope After he died earlier in 2005, it was instead his successor Pope Benedict XVI's first apostolic journey. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger Most pilgrims to the World Youth Day made their plans to come while John Paul II was still Pope, and had hoped to see him. Before Pope Benedict XVI led the central mass, he met with several politicians and others.
August 18
- 12:00 The Pope arrived at Köln-Bonn Airport
- 16:45–18:00 Journey on the Rhine, the Pope spoke in Köln-Poll
- 18:15 The Pope visited Cologne Cathedral
August 19
- 10:30 The Pope met with German President Horst Köhler at Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn
- 12:00 The Pope visited Roonstrasse Synagogue in Cologne. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Cologne/Bonn Airport ( German: Flughafen Köln/Bonn, also called Konrad-Adenauer-Flughafen or Flughafen Köln-Wahn) is an international The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge Köln-Poll is a quarter of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Cologne. Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom officially de Hohe Domkirche St Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. Horst Köhler ( born 22 February 1943) is a German politician ( CDU) and economist who serves as the current President of Germany. A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably Villa Hammerschmidt became the official residence of the German President in 1951 Roonstrasse Synagogue, located in Cologne, Germany, is one of the five pre- Nazi Synagogues of the locality which was destroyed on November The synagogue was destroyed by the Nazis in 1938 and was rebuilt in the 1950s. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
- 5:00 The Pope met with and prayed vespers with seminarians from over 80 nations at St. Vespers is the evening Prayer service in the Roman Catholic, Eastern (Byzantine Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, liturgies of the A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students Pantaleon.
August 20
- 10. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine 00 The Pope met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, president of the Federal Diet Wolfgang Thierse, Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union Angela Merkel and the minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia Jürgen Rüttgers
The Pope issued a plenary indulgence for those attending World Youth Day, with a partial indulgence available to all who pray fervently, with a contrite heart, that Christian youth
- be strengthened in the profession of the Faith;
- be confirmed in love and reverence towards their parents; and
- form a firm resolution to follow "the holy norms of the Gospel and Mother Church" in living out their present or future family life, or whatever vocation they are called to by God. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. (ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany) is the Chancellor of Germany. A minister-president (Ministerpräsident is the Head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments who presides over the council of ministers North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Jürgen Rüttgers (born June 26, 1951 in Cologne) is a German Politician ( CDU) and Minister-President of An indulgence, in Roman Catholic Theology, is the full or partial Remission of temporal punishment due for Sins which have already been forgiven
August 21
- An estimated 1,000,000 people, after camping outdoors all night, joined Pope Benedict XVI for the concluding Mass in the vast Marienfeld near the village of Kerpen. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Marienfeld is a large (26 km² / 640 acres grassy field on the reclaimed site of a former open-pit Lignite mine about 20 km (12 miles south-west of Cologne Kerpen is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Participants too far away to see the pope in the vast field watched the services on more than 15 large television screens. [1] hi.
Attending groups
Numerous interest groups attended World Youth Day: schools, universities, church groups, and new movements were all well represented by their attendance.
Photographic gallery
 Pilgrims waiting for the Pope in the Rhin |
 Pilgrims |
 Meeting with the Pope |
 Pilgrims at the doors of the Cologne Cathedral |
 Arrival of the Pope to Cologne crossing the Rhin |
 Flag with the logo of the WYD 2005 |
 Opening's party at Bonn |
 Map of Marienfeld |
See also
External links
- http://www.catholic.travel/ Current information on World Youth Day
- Documents of the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Benedict XVI. from the Vatican
- Official Website of the XX World Youth Day 2005
- Better World Links on the World Youth Day 2005 (German)
- World Youth Day News and Background from the Deutsche Welle
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