” “Exhibitions on John Paul II, Pier Giorgio Frassati and Edith Stein, ongoing Eucharist adoration, meetings on issues like marriage and the family, musicals, concerts and "Christian music". These are some of the main initiatives promoted by the Italians in Cologne, Düsseldorf and other towns where twinning initiatives with the German dioceses are underway, on the occasion of the 20th World Youth Day. In particular, in the Church of St. Remigius in Bonn, some young people are preparing a photographic exhibition entitled "John Paul II: the man of the Eucharist": in the church the pilgrims can pray for favours through the intercession of the Servant of God, John Paul II, and write in an ad hoc book information about all the favours received that will then be included in the request for canonization. In addition, an exhibition dedicated to John Paul II will be held at the Köln Arena of Cologne which will be putting on display the original drawings taken from the first comic book on the life of Pope Wojtyla published by "Il Giornalino" (publisher San Paolo), the weekly for children. In Düsseldorf, in St. Peter’s Church, the Youth Service of the Pontifical Missionary Works, which is present in Cologne with 150 young people from 50 Countries, has organized a missionary exhibition (from 17 to 19 August) in which the youth will be portraying missionary life in the five continents with songs, traditional clothing and chattel.
