This was taken during the World Youth Day in the Philippines in 1995 with Pope John Paul II presiding over the event, marking his second trip to the country. The youth gathered from different parts of the world to be with each other, know each other's culture and talk to each other as brothers and sisters. The event was celebrated with different activities like Barrio Fiesta where every assigned group gather and have fun. Mass was also celebrated almost everyday in every Catholic Church in the Philippines. The closing mass, held at the Luneta Park was estimated to be attended by more than 5 million people and was considered to be the largest papal gathering in Roman Catholic history.