Chai Brady
A family group from Navan having fun at the congress. Photo Chai Brady. WMOF 2018
For the hundreds of speakers and thousands of pilgrims who attended the World Meeting of Families Pastoral Congress in the RDS last week, it was a roaring success.
People from 116 countries arrived in Dublin for the congress which ran from August 22-24 with 37,000 attendees throughout the three days. There was 6,500 people under the age of 18 and 15,000 pilgrims from overseas who were registered to attend.
With musical acts, a focus on the environment, endless amounts of stalls and entertainment, and a full programme of speakers, there was always something to enjoy.
The programme of workshops, talks and discussions centred on the theme: ‘The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World’.