The World Youth Day Patron Saints 

Do you know who the nine Patron Saints of World Youth Day are?
Click here to find out and start asking them to intercede for the success of World Youth Day in Madrid 2011.

WYD Madrid Volunteers to Assist 10,000 Attendees with Disabilities

The Alares Foundation in Spain recently signed an agreement with organizers of World Youth Day Madrid to recruit volunteers to assist the more than 10,000 young people with disabilities expected to attend the event. Read this article for more information, or visit the WYD Madrid official website.

Mayor of Madrid says 2011 Will Be the Best World Youth Day Ever!

Visit this article to hear comments from Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela and read about how many pilgrims they are expecting in Spain.

World Youth Day in Madrid - A Year Away

Just over a year from now - August 11-15, hundreds of thousands of youth from around the world will gather throughout Spain for the Days in the Diocese, a cultural exchange that takes place leading up to World Youth Day, which will be celebrated August 16-21, 2011 in Madrid. This is the second time in the event’s history that it will be held in Spain. Get the run-down on the latest from Madrid in this article!

Concerts for WYD 2011

Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach will involved in the promotion of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid! WYD has signed a contract with the Excellence Foundation, which will organize four concerts in coming months in order to promote World Youth Day, and to raise funds to support pilgrims from poorer nations. Read this article for all the details!