Sydney Archdiocese REPORT:
15 Aug 2011
Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd has given his best wishes to Australia's 4000 young pilgrims who are currently headed for World Youth Day in Madrid which begins on Tuesday, 16 August.
In a special video posted on YouTube, the Foreign Minister not only remembers the excitement and joy of Sydney's own World Youth Day in July 2008 but gives travellers to this year's WYD important information and safety tips. Whether it's how to ensure your passport and belongings are safe or keeping someone informed of your movements and where you are staying, Mr Rudd gives some valuable advice. Whether you are lucky enough to be one of the pilgrims travelling to World Youth Day in Madrid or planning an overseas trip at a later time, his advice is timely.
The large contingent of young Australians will join up with an estimated 1.5 million other young people from nations across the globe for World Youth Day in Madrid. Pope Benedict XVI will also be there along with the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell and many other leaders of the Church in Australia as well as from across the world. Thousands of priests and seminarians will also be in Madrid for this life changing event.
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