The first World Youth Day (WYD) was held in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican by His Holiness John Paul II in 1984 as a response to his invitation for an International Jubilee of youth on Palm Sunday. 300,000 young people from around the world gathered that first year and it has become the tradition to celebrate Palm Sunday WYD in a different city every year. This year, the event held in Brzegi … [Read more...]