August 17, 2011

PAPAL AUDIENCE: Pope Benedict greets pilgrims and prays for the success of the Church's 2011 World Youth Day (WYD) event on the eve of his departure for Madrid........
WYD MADRID BEGINS: After three years of preparations, the Church’s 2011 World Youth Day gathering in Madrid has officially begun with a mass celebrated by the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid before a vast crowd of young people.....
WYD PREVIEW: Pope Benedict’s arrives in Madrid on Thursday for the final four days of the World Youth Day gathering and we preview the pope’s engagements during his stay in the Spanish capital....
HEARING CONFESSIONS AT THE WYD: One of the novelties of this WYD event is that for the first time ever Pope Benedict will be among those hundreds of priests hearing confessions from the young people and we talk to one of those other priests about why this sacrament is so important.......
VOICES OF THE YOUNG: Hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world have flocked to the Spanish capital to attend the WYD event and we talk to several groups of pilgrims to get their feedback........