At noon today (Rome time), in the John Paul II Hall in the offices of the Holy See Press Centre, the Director, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ held a briefing to illustrate the programme of the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness, Pope Francis to Poland for the XXXI World Youth Day which will take place from July 27 to 31 of this year.
Outlining the Holy Father's upcoming visit to Poland
for the celebration of World Youth Day in Kraków
The Polish nation covers a surface area of 323,250 square kilometres and has a population of 37.507 million people. Of this total, 36.607 million people are Catholic, which means that 97.6% of the population is Catholic. There are 45 Ecclesial circumscriptions (dioceses) in Poland encompassing 10,379 parishes and 786 other pastoral centres.
As of June 22, 2016, there are 156 Bishops in Poland who are working with 23,656 diocesan priests and 7,005 religious priests. There are 38 permanent deacons, 1,105 religious brothers and 20,159 religious sisters in addition to 1,079 members of Secular Institutes as well as 14,154 catechists.
There are 125 seminarians studying Philosophy and 3,388 seminarians studying Theology.
At present, there are 887 primary schools (with a total enrolment of 94,352 students) throughout the country as well as 485 secondary schools (with a total enrolment of 72,999 students) and 53 universities (with a total enrolment of 46,589 students).
There are also 54 hospitals, 2 centres for the treatment of leprosy, 214 homes for the aged, 383 orphanages, 2,154 family counselling centres, 39 centres specializing in social education or re-education and 2,190 other institutions.
Outlining the Holy Father's upcoming visit to Poland
for the celebration of World Youth Day in Kraków
The upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Poland for World Youth Day celebrations in Krakow was the subject of a detailed briefing for journalists in the Press Office of the Holy See on Wednesday, conducted by the Press Office’s outgoing Director, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ. Essentially, the briefing was an in-depth look at the Holy Father’s published schedule for the three-day visit to the native land of his predecessor, Pope Saint John Paul II, who began the World Youth Day tradition in 1986.
One issue that emerged session was that of security, and especially of the atmosphere surrounding the event.
All the messages I’ve seen seem sincere and are of tranquility, said Fr. Lombardi. There are no particular concerns in Poland over security, he added.
Father Lombardi also said that he has not heard of any groups withdrawing due to security concerns. It seems to me, he said, regarding the general atmosphere, to be a climate of great normality and tranquility.
Statistics relevant to the Apostolic Journey to Poland for World Youth Day 2016
As of June 22, 2016, there are 156 Bishops in Poland who are working with 23,656 diocesan priests and 7,005 religious priests. There are 38 permanent deacons, 1,105 religious brothers and 20,159 religious sisters in addition to 1,079 members of Secular Institutes as well as 14,154 catechists.
There are 125 seminarians studying Philosophy and 3,388 seminarians studying Theology.
At present, there are 887 primary schools (with a total enrolment of 94,352 students) throughout the country as well as 485 secondary schools (with a total enrolment of 72,999 students) and 53 universities (with a total enrolment of 46,589 students).
There are also 54 hospitals, 2 centres for the treatment of leprosy, 214 homes for the aged, 383 orphanages, 2,154 family counselling centres, 39 centres specializing in social education or re-education and 2,190 other institutions.
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