Lisbon: The final round of preparations for the World Youth Meeting, which is being awaited by Catholic youth from all over the world, is progressing rapidly in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. More than 600,000 people have registered to participate in the youth meeting to be held from 1st to 6th of next month. Authorities have placed an order for around 30 lakh food packs for lunch and dinner. Preparation of 10,000 garments is also underway. So far 7000 families have been informed that those who come to participate in the youth meeting will be accommodated in their homes.
It is estimated that 6,63,000 people have started registration to participate in the World Youth Summit in the presence of Pope Francis. 313,000 people from 151 countries completed their registration. Spain tops the list of those who have completed registration. 58,531 people have already completed registration from Spain. Following this, 53,803 people from Italy completed the registration. France (41,055) and Portugal (32,771) are close behind. 14435 people registered from America.
70 percent of those who have completed registration have requested accommodation. Besides homes, authorities have made arrangements at 470,000 centers, including schools and sports clubs, to accommodate youth rally participants. More than 32000 people have registered to become Yuvajana Sangam volunteers. Out of which 22282 people have completed the registration. Among those registering as volunteers are doctors and nurses. Their services will be available at Yuvajana Sangam.
698 bishops and 29 cardinals have completed registration to attend the World Youth Summit in Lisbon. Authorities are also preparing 150 confession booths for people to confess at the Yuvajana Sangama venue, known as Reconciliation Park. 2600 priests have been assigned to hear confessions. Confessions are available in five languages: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian. It is also noteworthy that so far 2069 media have approached the authorities seeking permission to bring the World Youth Congress to the masses.
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2023-07-04 20:26:55
