page_title: World Youth Day 2019
section_title: Pope's arrival to Panama
hierarchical_section_title: World Youth Day 2019 / Journey / Second Day (23 January) / Pope's arrival to Panama
caption_attribution_description: Nuclear Security in Major Public Events: World Youth Day 2019 Panama prepares to welcome Pope Francis and 500,000 Catholic youth for the World Youth Day 2019. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Division of Nuclear Security assists with integrating nuclear security measures into overall security planning for the major public event. Panama City, Panama. 16-24 January 2019 Panama City, 23 January 2019. Crowds cheered as Pope Francis arrived at the Tocumen International Airport for World Youth Day 2019. Panama, the first Central American country to host the World Youth Day, cooperated with the IAEA to ensure nuclear security at the event. Text: Inna Pletukhina, IAEA Division of Nuclear Security, Outreach Officer Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
context_page_description: World Youth Day 2019 was the 16th World Youth Day, an international event organized by the Catholic Church and focused on faith and youth. Taking place 22–27 January in Panama City, Panama, it was the first of its kind celebrated in Central America.
  Pope Francis announced plans for the event at the end of the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2016 in Brzegi near Kraków, Poland, on 31 July 2016.
context_section_description: Pope Francis departed from Rome on 23 January, landing at Panama City Airport at 4:30 pm local time after a trip that included traveling 9,500 km over 10 countries during 13 hours' flying time. The Supreme Pontiff was received by the Panamanian President Varela, local bishops and about two thousand young people, who sang the well-known phrase in Spanish "This is the Pope's youth". No speeches or pronouncements were made, only the hymns of the Vatican and Panama. Pope Francis then traveled to the headquarters of the Apostolic Nunciature, where he stayed throughout the event. Thousands of people gathered along the avenues of the country's capital to greet the Holy Father.
caption: Participants awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis at the Tocumen International Airport
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