World Youth Day: Contemporaneous pilgrimage and hospitality

Gonzalez, Luciana Thais Villa; Mariz, Cecília Loreto; Zahra, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2019.03.005

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“…2012 ;Halter 2013). WYD in Rio de Janeiro was described among others by de França et al (2014) and Gonzalez et al (2019), while the latest WYD, held in Krakow, was widely discussed by Polish researchers in individual articles and detailed reports (Jackowski et al 2016;Kozak and Pęziński 2016;Nowotny 2016;Bogacz-Wojtanowska et al 2016;Borkowski 2017;Seweryn 2018). It is uncommon, however, to find publications on the initial stage of World Youth Day-the Days in the Dioceses-which has an influence on the promotion of individual regions of the host country.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 74%

“…Tourism allows the young to achieve values that are important to them: to see new places and to meet new people. Gonzalez et al (2019) emphasize the important role of home hospitality as representation of religion in action. Thanks to everyday direct contacts, pilgrims and the families that accommodate them become closer to one another, break down intercultural barriers (Kalinowska-Żeleźnik and Lusińska 2011), enter into cordial relations, but also mutually strengthen their faith.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The organization of spectacular events is a tool for implementing a well-thought-out marketing strategy, assuming improvement of the general image of the Church, promotion of religion and pilgrimage, and, consequently, gaining new followers (evangelization). However, since contemporary religiosity and pilgrimage are subject to significant changes (Norman and Mark 2011;Reader 2015;Gonzalez et al 2019;Carbone et al 2016;Kate and Hemel 2019), they require a special approach (spiritual, organizational, promotional, etc.) of church institutions in neoliberal times-the age of global religious pluralism.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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World Youth Day 2016 in the Archdiocese of Lodz: An Example of the Eventization of Faith

Bik

Stasiak

2020

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The organization of numerous religious mass events of international, or even global, reach is a phenomenon of the early 21st century. It is sometimes termed “eventization of faith”. This article presents a multifaceted analysis of the initial stage of the World Youth Day in 2016, which took place in the Archdiocese of Łódź (Poland). While multiple scholarly publications have been written about World Youth Day (WYD) itself, its first part of preparatory nature, the so-called “Days in Dioceses”, has not been studied yet. The authors of this paper used a wide array of research methods, such as participant observation, questionnaire (official statistics concerning 10,000 pilgrims), pilot survey (258 respondents), and analysis of media reports (over 100 films and 30 articles). The analysis of the organizational method of such a major religious event leads to a conclusion that it is a complex logistic undertaking, which requires professional preparation and implementation by a team of specialists in different fields as well as an army of deeply involved volunteers and public services employees. Over 10.2 thousand young pilgrims (mostly at the age of 15–29) participated in the youth meeting in the Archdiocese of Łódź; apart from spiritual motives (strengthening faith, meeting Pope Francis, following in the footsteps of St. John Paul II) they exhibited strong social (willingness to be in the community of believers, making new friends), recreational and tourist (visiting Poland) needs as well. In view of the hermetic and low-budget character of World Youth Day, its impact on the economy of the region was deemed negligible. Above all, the event played a promotional and image-building part, which perhaps in the years to come will result in an increase in visits of foreign tourists to Łódź.

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World Youth Day 2016 in the Archdiocese of Lodz: An Example of the Eventization of Faith

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2020

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“…Furthermore, these countries commonly have a high rate of unemployment, which becomes another barrier to accessing pilgrimage. Gonzalez et al (2019) bring forward many details about the pilgrimage of young Catholics. The authors discuss the target audience's economic situation and reveal their limited financial resources for travelling abroad.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

How does the economy affect a religious phenomenon? A panel approach to international pilgrimages to the Shrine of Fátima

Belucio,

Fuinhas,

Vieira

2023

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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This paper investigates the economic determinants of Catholic pilgrimages to the Shrine of Fatima using a panel data set with annual observations from 2008 to 2017 from 29 origin countries. The Panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag, using the estimator of Driscoll and Kraay (1998), was employed to examine short- and long-run impacts. The results reveal that, in the short run, GDP per capita, the exchange rate and overall international departures positively impact the number of pilgrims. In the long run, international departures and GDP per capita cause positive impacts, while unemployment shows a negative impact. All effects are statistically significant. Besides shedding light on the relationship between economic determinants and religious phenomena, this paper is valuable to national and local policymakers, shrine managers and regional entrepreneurs. It is a tool for everyone who must be aware of the main determinants of the number of pilgrims, to plan joint measures that may generate more significant opportunities to attract pilgrims, crucial to supporting the local economy and in addition to being an important contribution to the economics of religion literature, indicating contemporary impacts on a religious phenomenon.

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“…Examples include religious trips to holy places in Poland (e.g., the Sanctuary of Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa) of school pupils and scouts [86][87][88]. Another goal of youth pilgrimages is World Youth Day (WYD) organized at prominent sanctuaries with the participation of the highest church hierarchs [89,90]. Many pilgrims travel in groups, but individual pilgrimages are still popular, for example, to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, similar to backpacking [91][92][93].…”

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Individual Low-Cost Travel as a Route to Tourism Sustainability

Włodarczyk

Cudny

2022

Sustainability

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The article discusses the issues of individual low-cost and sustainable tourism and its main goal is to confirm that individual low-cost travel is in fact a form of tourism within which the principles of sustainable tourism are implemented. It is a theoretical article based on desk research involving literature analysis. The study has confirmed that individual low-cost tourism and various other types related to it show relevant relationships with the ideas of sustainable development. These affinities are visible concerning economic, sociocultural, and environmentally balanced growth. However, the research results presented in the article are theoretical and need further empirical verification. Therefore, the authors treat this study as a work provoking discussion on the issue of the relationship between individual low-cost and sustainable tourism.

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World Youth Day: Contemporaneous pilgrimage and hospitality

Cited by 11 publications

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World Youth Day 2016 in the Archdiocese of Lodz: An Example of the Eventization of Faith

World Youth Day 2016 in the Archdiocese of Lodz: An Example of the Eventization of Faith

How does the economy affect a religious phenomenon? A panel approach to international pilgrimages to the Shrine of Fátima

Individual Low-Cost Travel as a Route to Tourism Sustainability

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