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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

"Vocations Expo Attracted 2,500 Pilgrims per Hour"

An interesting statistic! And people keep trying to say that young people aren't interested in the priesthood/religious life!

From ZENIT

SYDNEY, Australia, JULY 21, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI told pilgrims at the Youth Day closing Mass not to fear a call to the priesthood or consecrated life. One statistic indicates his words fell on fertile soil: An average of 2,500 pilgrims an hour visited the Vocations Expo in Sydney.

Read the rest of the article HERE.

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