World Youth Day 1995

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X World Youth Day 1995
As the Father sent me, so am I sending you (Jn 20:21)
Location	Manila, Philippines
Date	January 10–15, 1995

The 1995 World Youth Day was held in Manila, Philippines. Pope John Paul II presided over the event, marking his second trip to the country. The youth gathered from different parts of the world to be with each other, know each other's culture and talk to each other as brothers and sisters. The event was celebrated with different activities like Barrio Fiesta where every assigned group gather and have fun. Mass were also celebrated everyday almost in every Catholic Church in the Philippines. The closing mass, held at the Luneta Park, was estimated to be attended by more than 5 million people and was considered to be the largest papal gathering in Roman Catholic history. Some have even suggested it may have been the largest Christian gathering ever, although this is not certain.

After that event, the Pope was supposed to visit the Philippines again for the World Meeting of Families in 2003 but was prevented from doing so because of health problems. His 1995 Pastoral visit in the country was his last.