Sydney, Australia, Dec 13, 2007 / 10:22 am
Operational plans for World Youth Day 2008 have been approved by the Pontifical Council of the Laity, the Vatican body overseeing preparations.
Twenty three separate events are planned between July 15 and July 20 for the international youth gathering. The largest event will be the final Mass for an estimated 500,000 people at Randwick Racecourse and nearby Centennial Parklands.
The coordinator of the Sydney event, Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, said members of the Pontifical Council of the Laity (PCL) were briefed on 17,000 pages of plans.
“The PCL were extremely positive and even made some helpful suggestions,” Bishop Fisher said from Rome.