WYD Panama: Pope meets young
sailors of Polish ship
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| Pope Francis with crew members of Dar Mlodziezy. |
Pope Francis on Saturday met young Poles who made it to the
World Youth Day in Panama on their sailing ship, "Dar Mlodziezy".
By Robin Gomes
Pope Francis on Saturday met a group of young sailors from
Poland who arrived for the World Youth Day in Panama on a sailing ship.
Before setting out from the Apostolic Nunciature in Panama City for the morning
Mass at the city’s cathedral, the Holy Father met the delegation of the crew
and youth of the sailing ship, “Dar Młodzieży”, or “Gift of Youth”.
They are 40 young Poles who are navigating around the world
with WYD Panama as their final destination and to commemorate the centenary of
the regaining of Polish independence. Accompanying the group was also the
Polish Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, Marek Gróbarczyk.
Pope Francis had addressed this group during his weekly
General Audience of June 20, 2018, in the Vatican. "I cordially
greet the Polish pilgrims and especially the representatives of the youth, who
sail around the world on the vessel, "Dar Młodzieży", before reaching
Panama, the place of WYD next January. ”
A similar enterprise was also undertaken last year by a
group of young people from France. Seventeen Frenchmen and women, 4
skippers, and a chaplain left Notre-Dame de Rocamadour on the Gulf of Brest on
August 31, after receiving a blessing from Bishop Marc Aillet of Bayonne on
behalf of all French Bishops.
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