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Youth Day Sydney 2008
15th July 2008 - 20th July 2008
World Youth Day (WYD) is the largest youth event in the world and will be held in Sydney from Tuesday 15 to Sunday 20 July 2008.
Organised by the Catholic Church, WYD brings together young people from around the globe to celebrate and learn about their faith on a more regular basis.
WYD08 will be the largest event Australia has ever hosted. It will attract over 125,000 international visitors - more than the 2000 Olympics.
WYD08 will mark the first visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia.
Through the WYD08 experience, young people from throughout the world will make a pilgrimage in faith, meet, and experience the love of God.
World Youth Day is an invitation from the Pope to the youth of the world to celebrate their faith around a particular theme. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Tuesday 15 July 2008
Click here to read all about it in our Official Newspaper
* 4.30pm-6.30pm Opening Mass celebrated by Cardinal George Pell at Barangaroo
* Youth Festival events
Wednesday 16 July
* 9.00am-12.00pm Catechesis (teaching) sessions at over 250 locations across Sydney (for registered pilgrims only)
* Youth Festival events
Thursday 17 July 2008
* 9.00am-12.00pm Catechesis (teaching) sessions at over 250 locations across Sydney (for registered pilgrims)
* 2.45pm Papal Boat-a-cade on Sydney Harbour
* 3.30pm-4.30pm Papal Arrival at Barangaroo
* 4.30pm-5.30pm Papal Motorcade through Sydney CBD streets
* Youth Festival events
Friday 18 July 2008
* 9.00am-12.00pm Catechesis (teaching) sessions at over 250 locations across Sydney (for registered pilgrims)
* 3.00-6.00pm Stations of the Cross - a re-enactment of the last moments of Jesus' life: St Mary's Cathedral, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Domain
* Youth Festival events
Saturday 19 July 2008
* From 5.30am Pilgrimage walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Randwick Racecourse (for registered pilgrims)
* 7.00pm-9.00pm Evening Vigil with the Pope and sleep out under the stars at Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park)
Sunday 20 July 2008
* 9am, Papal flyover and motorcade through Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park)
* 10am, Final Mass celebrated by the Pope, Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park)
* 12.30pm-5pm Youth Festival events at Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park)
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