Aug 24, 2011 / 12:47 pm
Pope Benedict XVI has unveiled the theme for the next international level World Youth Day. The meeting will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2013.
“The motto will be the command of Jesus: 'Go and make disciples of all peoples.' Even now I entrust to the prayers of all the preparation of these very important appointments,” said the Pope in his August 24 general audience at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo.
The theme is drawn from the resurrected Christ's commission to his disciples, as chronicled in the Gospel of Matthew.
The Pope also unveiled the theme for next year's World Youth Day, which will be held locally in the indvidiual dioceses across the world. The theme for the meeting will be: “Always be joyful in the Lord!” which is taken from the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians.