Pope Benedict XVI greeted the faithful during the weekly general audience in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome. Benedict XVI lands in Thursday the Spanish capital of Madrid for a four-day visit to greet up to a million or more young pilgrims to the planet of the Catholic of world youth day, 17 August 2011The one-week believe extravaganza of world youth day is under way in Madrid with more than one expected to be in the city of Gießen million young Catholics. Pope Benedict to arrive now on Thursday, as bitter debates over the festivities and the role of the Church in Spanish politics are raging.
Millions anticipate papal visit
More than a million young Catholics are expected in Madrid celebrations crowd world youth day visit this week for Pope Benedict XVI. It will be for the third time, the Pope travels to Spain, the country that he has the most visited since his election in 2005.
The Pope urged pilgrims addressing from his summer residence in the hills south of Rome Sunday to pray for the successful outcome of his visit. Only two days before his arrival, arrested Spanish police plan a 24-year-old Mexican man apparently protesting against people of the visit was. Security in the city has been significantly strengthened.
Most of the people of the city have the stifling heat in Madrid opening fled hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for world youth day mass but on Tuesday, celebrated by Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela in the Plaza de Cibeles Madrid competition.
Organizers say that the celebration of world youth day is faithful from 193 Nations drawing. But there are also those who do not celebrate.
Demonstrators against event costs
A secular State and young people are calling for left-wing groups, many of Spain's most important places in May occupied to protest, the Government plan handling of the economy at a major protest Wednesday March, on the eve of the arrival of the Pope.
Criticism of the papal visit have come mainly from the protest movement "Los Indignados" (outraged are). The Group has protested against the Government spending cuts, economic problems and 21 percent unemployment.
Many people are visiting for the Pope unhappy with the cost of additional security. You think that this was unnecessary expenditure at a time that the country is undergoing a deep economic crisis.
Pope is welcome
Madrid Barajas will greet the Spanish Royal family Pope Benedict at the airport upon arrival on Thursday. The first official meeting between Pope and youth are a welcome party. The Pope will cross the Puerta de Alcalá with five teenagers, each from a different continent.
In Madrid meet the Pope with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose Regierung has promoted several directives by the Church, including relaxing Spain's divorce laws, easing restrictions on abortion, same-sex marriage legalization and so that gay couples to adopt.
A large white altar was built at an air base in the southwestern suburb of Cuatro Vientos, where his visit the Pope will be made of interwoven golden rods peaks on Sunday with a celebration of the mass under a huge umbrella tree.
Window.fbAsyncInit = function() {FB.init ({AppId: '173332546055825', status:, cookie: true Xfbml: true});}; (function() {var s = document.createElement('script'); = true e.async; e.src = document.location.protocol + ' / / connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);}}());
Editor's Note: your answers are used, create an interactive graphical how people around the world were changed by the events of 11 September. The graphic will be available in early September, 2011.
No comments:
Post a Comment