The Vatican has confirmed the dates for the upcoming World Youth Day on 2013 at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
According to the organizers, the announcement was made in Rome during the meeting of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and members of the local organizing committee from Rio last December.
Rio will host the World Youth Day 2013 from July 23rd to 28th.
Organizers furthered that besides the dates, the official logo for the World Youth Day Rio 2013 was also selected during the meetings from a group of proposals drawn from an international contest and will be launched soon.
Representing the committee were Rio Archbishop Orani João Tempesta who is also president of the local organizing committee, Bishops Antonio Augusto Dias Duarte and Paulo Cezar Costa with Monsignor Joel Portella Amado, the general coordinator of WYD 2013, Fr. Marcio Queiroz, communications director, Fr. Renato Marins, director of the main events and Fr. Marcos William Bernardo, director of cultural events. (Jandel Posion)
source CBCP news
