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The international celebration of the Catholic faith taking place Aug 1–6 brings together young people and others from around the world to meet and pray with Pope Francis.-- Nearly three million lunches and dinners have been ordered.
These are among the latest statistics released by organisers of World Youth Day, which will take place in less than three weeks. An update on preparations of the event released June 30, included the following: -- The countries with the most completed registrations so far are Spain , Italy , France , and Portugal . -- 70 per cent of those fully registered requested accommodations. So far, through the parishes in the host dioceses , 7,138 families have registered and are available to welcome young pilgrims in their homes, and more than 470,000 other places to stay overnight have been identified .
-- 32,717 have started the process of registering as volunteers for the event, with 22,282 completing their registrations so far. Of these, 500 are doctors, nurses, or students completing their degree in the health field and will provide first aid to all pilgrims throughout the week of the meeting.
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