Nov 13, 2007 / 08:29 am
Preparations for the World Youth Day 2008 gathering in Sydney were discussed Monday at the National Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Baltimore.
In a presentation, Bishop Jaime Soto, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange in California, informed the American bishops of progress being made toward the international youth event.
Currently 3,000 people are registered from the United States, though 12,000 total have expressed interest. More attendees were encouraged. “We expect around 18,000 but Sydney wants us to get to 40,000,” Bishop Soto said.
Australian organizers expect half a million total participants.