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Rumors Confirmed: Madrid to Host '11 Youth Day [2008-07-19]

zenit.org
Jul 19, 2008
        
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SYDNEY, Australia, JULY 19, 2008 .- At the end of the 23rd World Youth Day, Benedict XVI told the young people that he would see them again in Madrid in 2011. After the Pope prayed the Angelus on Sunday just after noon local time, Cardinals George Pell of Sydney and Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, gave farewell addresses. And then, the Holy Father announced the location for the 24th World Youth Day. "The time has come for me to say good-bye -- or rather, to say arrivederci," he said. "I thank you all for your participation in World Youth Day 2008, here in Sydney, and I look forward to seeing you again in three years' time. World Youth Day 2011 will take place in Madrid, Spain." The large number of Spanish youth erupted in cheering and waving their national flags. The Holy Father began to... [read full story]                    

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World Youth Day 2011: Madrid, Spain

 siena.org Jul 21, 2008
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WYD: Madrid to host 2011 World Youth Day

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World Youth Day 2011: Madrid, Spain

siena.org
Jul 21, 2008
        

By now most of you have heard that Pope Benedict has designated Madrid, Spain as the host city for World Youth Day 2011. Early reports from the Spanish Episcopal Conference are that the event is slated for August 15-21, 2011....

                   

Madrid to host next World Youth Day

cwnews.com
Jul 21, 2008
        

Sydney, Jul. 21, 2008 (CWNews.com) - The 24th international celebration of World Youth Day will be held in August 2011 in Madrid, Spain. Pope Benedict XVI announced the site of the next World Youth Day after celebrating the...

                   

Cardinal Pell's Address at Closing Mass [2008-07-21]

zenit.org
Jul 21, 2008
        

"World Youth Days Are Now an Ordinary Part of the Life of the Church" SYDNEY, Australia, JULY 21, 2008 .- Here is the text of the address Cardinal George Pell of Sydney gave at the World Youth Day closing Mass on Sunday. Most...

                   

Why Youth Day '11 Will be Key for Spain [2008-07-21]

zenit.org
Jul 21, 2008
        

Pilgrim Hopes Event Will Combat Secularism By Catherine Smibert SYDNEY, Australia, JULY 20, 2008 .- At Benedict XVI's announcement that the next World Youth Day will be hosted by the Archdiocese of Madrid, red and yellow flags...

                   

Prelate: JPII Generation Proud to Follow Benedict XVI [2008-07-21]

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Jul 21, 2008
        

Cardinal Pell Thanks Pontiff for Continuing Youth Days SYDNEY, Australia, JULY 21, 2008 .- Benedict XVI has shown that World Youth Days are an ordinary part of the Church's life, not just an invention of Pope John Paul II....

Pope says next World Youth Day will be held in Madrid in 2011; he will attend

iht.com
Jul 20, 2008
        

Pope Benedict XVI says the next Roman Catholic youth festival will he held in Spain in 2011 and has indicated that he will attend. Benedict made the announcement Sunday at the final Mass of the current edition of World Youth...

                   

WYD: Madrid to host 2011 World Youth Day

newadvent.org
Jul 19, 2008
        

By JOHN L. ALLEN JR. Pope Benedict XVI announced today that the next World Youth Day will take place in Madrid, Spain, in 2011. The pope made the announcement at the conclusion of his Sunday Angelus address, delivered after the...