Pilgrims attend giant Madrid mass, launch party for pope
- Published: 17/08/2011 at 04:32 AM
- Online news: World
Hundreds of thousands of sweltering pilgrims crammed into central Madrid for a giant open-air mass Tuesday, launching a million-strong, six-day Catholic youth party for Pope Benedict XVI.
Pilgrims attend the inaugural mass of the World Youth Day at Cibeles square in Madrid. Hundreds of thousands of sweltering pilgrims crammed into central Madrid for a giant open-air mass Tuesday, launching a million-strong, six-day Catholic youth party for Pope Benedict XVI.
The rock-festival style celebration of World Youth Day has drawn faithful from 193 nations, according to organisers -- but also criticism in the midst of Spain's economic hardship.
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