World Youth Day 1995

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

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World Youth Day 1995 was a Catholic youth festival that took place from January 10–15, 1995 in Manila, Philippines. It was the first time for an Asian country to host the event. Pope John Paul II presided over the event, marking his second trip to the country as a pope.(His first visit was 1973 as a cardinal and then in 1981 as pope)

Youth pilgrims gathered from different parts of the world to worship together, learn of each other's cultures, and to talk amongst one another as "brothers and sisters." The event was celebrated with different activities including a "Barrio Fiesta," where assigned groups would gather to socialize and have fun. Masses were celebrated every day in almost every Catholic Church in the Philippines.

The closing Mass, held at Luneta Park, was estimated to have been attended by more than 5 million people; current world record for the largest Papal gathering in Roman Catholic history.^[1] Some have even suggested it may have been the largest Christian gathering ever, although this is not certain. The official theme song of this event is "Tell the World of His Love," composed by renown Filipina songwriter Trina Belamide ^[2].

This was Pope John Paul II's last visit to the Philippines. Eight years after the event, the Holy Father was supposed to visit the country again for the World Meeting of Families in 2003. However, he was not able to do so due to advancing health problems.