Spanish Cardinal gives Pope World Youth Day backpack

(February 16, 2011) Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, the archbishop of Madrid, gave Pope Benedict XVI the first of thousands of World Youth Day backpacks, to be distributed to participants ahead of the August event. The Spanish Cardinal, who was received in audience by the Pope on Monday, updated the Pontiff on the preparations for the World Youth Day, which will take place Aug. 16-24 in Madrid. The WYD backpack is yellow and red,- the colours of the Spanish flag, and carries the official 2011 World Youth Day logo. Inside the pack, participants will find a rosary, a Pilgrim’s Booklet, a guidebook to World Youth Day, a Youcat (the youth catechism), an access pass for public transportation, a cap, and a fan.