An informal poll on the new WYD logo

You may have heard that the new World Youth Day logo was released last night in Rio de Janiero, where the next big international youth festival will be held next year. Here’s a look at one version of the new logo:

And that prompted the social media desk at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to ask via Twitter what people think of it:

Some replies:

@USCCB @CatholicNewsSvc No; also disappointed & frustrated that the greatest historical, institutional art patron ran a crowdsourced contest

— William G Price III (@williamPriceIII) February 8, 2012

YES! RT @USCCB Do you like the new World Youth Day logo? @CatholicNewsSvc WYD officials in Brazil unveil logo for 2013

— Sr. Terry Rickard (@SrTerryRickard) February 8, 2012

YEEESS “@USCCB: Do you like the new World Youth Day logo @CatholicNewsSvc WYD officials in Brazil unveil logo for 2013 bit.ly/AodkPk”

— LisandroAcosta (@LisandroAcostaS) February 8, 2012

@USCCB @catholicnewssvc love it. Archbishop Sheen is smiling!

— Jim Steele (@Macsbampa) February 8, 2012

RT @CatholicNewsSvc: World Youth Day officials in Brazil unveil winning logo for 2013 bit.ly/AodkPk #CNSstory ~ Beauty!

— Mike Roach (@ihackmore) February 8, 2012

@USCCB,@CatholicNewsSvc WYD officials in Brazil unveil logo for 2013 bit.ly/AodkPkLove the colors & the outstretching of His arms!

— Paige Dowler (@PaigeDowler) February 8, 2012

What about you? Add your thoughts in the comments below.

The pope’s talks on prayer

Pope Benedict XVI today continued a series of talks on prayer at his weekly general audience at the Vatican. Today he delved into our occasional feeling of being abandoned by God, highlighting Christ’s prayer from the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

If you missed it, our Rome bureau’s Vatican Report last week was an explanation of what the pope has been saying. You can watch it here: