World Youth Day 1991

The 1991 World Youth Day was held in 10–15 August 1991 in Jasna Góra in Częstochowa, Poland. It was celebrated in the Pope's native country. The theme can be summarized in the sentences You have received a spirit of sonship and It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. 1.6 million people gathered on the final Mass. Its anthem, Abba Ojcze,was composed by Jan Góra and Jacek Sykulski

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World Youth Day

International youth celebrations of the Catholic Church, initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1984

Pope John Paul II	Rome 1984 Rome 1985 Buenos Aires 1987 Santiago de Compostela 1989 Częstochowa 1991 Denver 1993 Manila 1995 Paris 1997 Rome 2000 Toronto 2002

Pope Benedict XVI	Cologne 2005 Sydney 2008 Madrid 2011

Pope Francis	Rio de Janeiro 2013 Kraków 2016

Planned	Panama 2019

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World Youth Day 1991

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