Young people encouraged to pray through Art

(June 16,2010) To encourage young people to explore the beauty and spiritual usefulness of art, several sculptures will be incorporated in a procession during next year's World Youth Day in Madrid, the Spanish capital. Auxiliary Bishop César Franco of the Madrid Archdiocese announced on Tuesday, that sculptures will be brought from all parts of Spain for a procession during World Youth Day. The procession will take place during the Way of the Cross that Pope Benedict XVI will preside over on August 19, 2011, in Madrid's “Paseo de Recoletos.”
The sculptures, which represent the various scenes of Christ's Passion, are usually carried in procession during Holy Week through the streets of different cities, according to the Spanish tradition. Meanwhile, as the preparations for the youth day progress, over 100,000 young people are following the organization details from afar. Thousands of youth are watching the latest news in 16 languages on the 2011 World Youth Day page in Facebook, and are participating in the preparation process by giving feedback and opinions. With another 14 months before the youth day begins on August 16, 2011, young people from around the world are already following it with great interest.