Rome, Italy, Jun 8, 2012 / 09:28 am
Organizers for the 2013 World Youth Day in Rio de Janerio announced that the official song for the event will be released on July 22.
Father Leandro Lenin, a member of the organizing committee, said in a post on the event's official website, "Without a doubt, the face of Rio de Janeiro, and the face of the Church in Brazil will be present in the song."
The "memorable" song will be presented during the July 20 – 22 "Pre-World Youth Day," which will host hundreds of young people at a Rio de Janerio gymnasium.
Judges are now in the final phase of selecting the top 20 lyrical submissions, which were drawn from a field of 180 entries received during a six-month contest.