Huge media interest in World Youth Days in Poland
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
01.03.2016 09:40
Almost 6,000 journalists from over 200 countries are expected to cover the World Youth Days with Pope Francis in the southern city of Kraków at the end of July.
Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz (L) at a press conference in Kraków on Monday. Photo: PAP/Stanisław Rozpędzik
March 1 sees the launch of a bilingual, Polish-English accreditation portal www.pope2016.com which is run jointly by the Polish Press Agency (PAP) and the Catholic Information Agency (KAI).
Addressing journalists in Kraków on Monday, Stanisław Cardinal Dziwisz said that interest in the event is unprecedented for Poland.
“This is surely going to be a great festival of faith,” the Cardinal reflected.
“We are looking forward to what the Pope is going to tell us and what young people from across the world will have to say; those who are motivated to shape their future in the light of religion, the knowledge of the Gospel and of the Church.”
In addition to a wide range of information about the Church and the World Youth Days, the www.pope2016.com website contains information about Poland, its political system, history, traditions, culture, tourist attractions and the economy.
The World Youth Days will be held between 26 and 31 of July. The event’s motto is “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy." (mk/nh)