World Youth Day 1987

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World Youth Day international Catholic youth event

World Youth Day 1987 was an international Catholic youth gathering organized by the Pope, bringing together young people from around the world for prayer, catechesis, and cultural exchange.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
2nd World Youth Day	1
II World Youth Day	1
World Youth Day 1987 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2302272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Youth Day 1987
Context triple: [World Youth Day 1985, followedBy, World Youth Day 1987]

A. World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural)
World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural) was the first global Catholic youth gathering established by Pope John Paul II, marking the beginning of the Church’s recurring international World Youth Day celebrations.
B. World Youth Day initiatives
World Youth Day initiatives are large international Catholic gatherings of young people, featuring prayer, catechesis, and cultural events, established to deepen youth faith and foster global solidarity in the Church.
C. International Youth Year
International Youth Year was a United Nations-designated observance in 1985 focused on promoting youth participation, development, and peace worldwide.
D. Jubilee Year 2000 exposition
Jubilee Year 2000 exposition was a major public display of the Shroud of Turin held during the Catholic Church’s Great Jubilee celebrations in the year 2000, attracting millions of pilgrims and worldwide attention.
E. 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened to address contemporary challenges facing marriage and family life in the Church.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Youth Day 1987
Target entity description: World Youth Day 1987 was an international Catholic youth gathering organized by the Pope, bringing together young people from around the world for prayer, catechesis, and cultural exchange.

A. World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural)
World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural) was the first global Catholic youth gathering established by Pope John Paul II, marking the beginning of the Church’s recurring international World Youth Day celebrations.
B. World Youth Day initiatives
World Youth Day initiatives are large international Catholic gatherings of young people, featuring prayer, catechesis, and cultural events, established to deepen youth faith and foster global solidarity in the Church.
C. International Youth Year
International Youth Year was a United Nations-designated observance in 1985 focused on promoting youth participation, development, and peace worldwide.
D. Jubilee Year 2000 exposition
Jubilee Year 2000 exposition was a major public display of the Shroud of Turin held during the Catholic Church’s Great Jubilee celebrations in the year 2000, attracting millions of pilgrims and worldwide attention.
E. 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened to address contemporary challenges facing marriage and family life in the Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Youth Day ⓘ international Catholic youth event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	2nd World Youth Day ⓘ linked to: World Youth Day 1987 II World Youth Day ⓘ linked to: World Youth Day 1987
audienceScope	international ⓘ
city	Buenos Aires ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Argentina ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
devotionalFocus	Christ ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ love of God ⓘ
endDate	1987-04-12 ⓘ
followedBy	World Youth Day 1989 ⓘ
frequencyContext	biennial World Youth Day cycle ⓘ
hasComponent	catechetical sessions ⓘ cultural events ⓘ final Mass ⓘ papal addresses ⓘ prayer vigils ⓘ
hasPapalDocumentContext	John Paul II’s pastoral care of youth ⓘ
hostCountryHeadOfStateAtTime	Raúl Alfonsín ⓘ
hostPope	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
initiatedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
liturgicalContext	Easter season ⓘ
locationCountryAtTime	Argentine Republic ⓘ linked to: Argentina
mainLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
notableFeature	first World Youth Day held outside Europe ⓘ large open-air papal Mass ⓘ
organizer	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
participantGroup	Catholic youth ⓘ young pilgrims from around the world ⓘ
partOf	World Youth Day program ⓘ linked to: World Youth Day
precededBy	World Youth Day 1986 ⓘ linked to: World Youth Day
purpose	catechesis ⓘ cultural exchange ⓘ evangelization of youth ⓘ prayer ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
startDate	1987-04-11 ⓘ
targetAgeGroup	young people ⓘ
theme	“We have recognized and believed in the love God has for us” ⓘ
themeBiblicalReference	1 John 4:16 ⓘ
typeOfEvent	pilgrimage ⓘ religious gathering ⓘ youth meeting ⓘ
year	1987 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Youth Day 1985 → followedBy → World Youth Day 1987 ⓘ

subject linked to: World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural)

World Youth Day 1987 → alsoKnownAs → II World Youth Day ⓘ

linked to: World Youth Day 1987

World Youth Day 1987 → alsoKnownAs → 2nd World Youth Day ⓘ