WYD: communion is key

Pilgrims spent the morning registering with organizers and collecting their pilgrim kits in Madrid, Spain, while throughout the day pilgrims prepared for Mass at 8 this evening in Cibeles Square. Marian Fr. Bernard Luedtke from St Albert the Great parish in Detroit, Michigan is leading a group of pilgrims to World Youth Day. "These young people," he said, are willing to encounter any difficulty," in order to participate. Fr. Luedtke told us the highlight of the event is the experience of communion with the Pope. "[These young people] have found their faith," he said, "We go to Madrid so we can truly be one with our beloved Holy Father." Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to arrive on the 18^th, and preside over the climactic events of World Youth Day, including the solemn Mass concluding WYD Madrid 2011 on Sunday the 21^st. Listen