Rome Newsroom, Oct 16, 2020 / 08:00 am
World Youth Day Lisbon launched its website and unveiled its logo Friday as Portugal prepares to host the world's largest gathering of Catholic young people in August 2023.
The logo, featuring the Blessed Virgin Mary in front of a cross, was selected in an international contest with hundreds of participants from 30 countries by the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life.
It was designed by Beatriz Roque Antunes, a 24-year-old who works at a communication agency in Lisbon.
"It means a lot to me. It's not every day that one has the opportunity to offer their gifts to the faith and the Church," Antunes said on finding out that her logo had been selected.