XII WORLD YOUTH DAY

From the meditation at the meeting with young people. Champ-de-Mars. Thursday 21 August

... In the light of the lives of the saints and of other witnesses to the Gospel, help one another to affirm your faith and to be the apostles of the Year 2000, reminding the world that the Lord is inviting us to share in his joy and that true happiness consists in giving oneself out of love for others! Play your part in the life of the Church which needs your youth and energy!

Homily of the Mass for the Youth Forum. Saint-Étienne du Mont. Saturday 23 August

At the advent of the third millennium, I invite you to be attentive to the voice and the signs of the presence and action of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in the world.