History of Youth2000

In May of 1993, YOUTH 2OOO first came to New York.

The first event in New York was held at Our Lady of the Angels Parish in the Bronx. Since that time, YOUTH 2OOO NY has held monthly prayer festivals and has touched the lives of thousands of young people in the Metropolitan area. YOUTH 2OOO Prayer Festivals occur almost every week somewhere in the US. At present, YOUTH 2OOO is active in the US, England, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Panama, the West Indies, and hopes to expand into other countries in Europe and in Africa.

YOUTH 2OOO Prayer Festivals in the US, in New York in particular, have been led by The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. This order of young priests and brothers has taken seriously the Gospel message to give all they have to the poor and to follow Christ. Their simple life style, love of Christ, and service to the poor present to the young people a powerful witness of Christ living in today’s world.

YOUTH 2OOO Was invited by the World Youth day committee to lead Eucharistic Adoration at the World Youth Days in Manila in 1995, Paris in 1997, Rome in 2000, and again in Toronto in 2002.