World Youth Day

World Youth Day at Home

The Australian Church is encouraging World Youth Day at Home in January 2019. Ballarat Diocese is supporting this initiative and developing a range of events.

World Youth Day in your Parish or Community
The next WYD encounter is 22-27 January 2019 in Panama City. Key events will be live-streamed. A highlight of WYD will be the Vigil event with Pope Francis, celebration, reflection, witness.
It will be livestreaming on Sunday 27th January starting at 10am Victorian time (approximate duration 2.5 hrs).
We encourage you to plan a parish or community event for World Youth Day at Home in your parish and connect via your online screen with some or all of this always awesome Vigil. Prayers and livestream link will be here soon. For more information contact Ballarat Diocese Youth & Young Adult Ministry (Amanda on 5337 7125 or Noeline and Patrick on 5337 7160) or e:youth@ballarat.catholic.org.au

WYD Hangout!
Online hangout to celebrate WYD – participate from anywhere in the diocese & meet Pope Francis. 6pm-7pm on World Youth Day Sunday 27 January 2019. 18-30yo. Free. Contact us for details.

Ballarat Diocese is not participating in a pilgrimage to Panama City WYD January 2019. However we hope to have an overseas Mission excursion in 2019.

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We are a community of communities from the Murray to the sea.
Inspired by the Gospel and nourished by the Eucharist, we follow the example of Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, reaching out in joyful and humble service, caring for all of God’s creation, growing in love day by day and looking forward to life with God forever.

Diocesan Vision Statement

In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands in which the Diocese of Ballarat sits. We would like to pay our respects to Aboriginal Elders past, present and future. Their wisdom can help us care for the earth, our common home.

- Acknowledgement of Country -