Lori Hadacek Chaplin

Lori Hadacek Chaplin writes for a variety of Catholic publications, including the National Catholic Register, from Idaho. She is also an artist and art teacher.

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At World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Nelson Cintra (at left in top row) was changed by Christ — and now he will go to Lisbon as a new priest for World Youth Day 2023, Aug. 1–6. Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Nelson Cintra

‘Give your life to Jesus’: How a World Youth Day put a young man on the path to priesthood

Jul 25, 2023 / 06:45 am

At World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Nelson Cintra knelt and prayed: “Christ, I give you my whole life.”