World Youth Day 2008
Tom Devereux OMI
World Youth Day 2008 (July 14th - 22nd), Sydney, Australia.
Over 500, 000 young people are expected to descend on Sydney for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to celebrate World Youth Day in July 2008.
The Australian Oblates are organising a number of events, starting in Melbourne prior to the week in Sydney, for young participants from Oblate parishes, schools and other ministries around the world. Commenting on the planning for World Youth Day, Fr Tom Devereux OMI, Irish Chaplain to Sydney, said that he is working with Catholic Youth Services in Dublin. ?We are hoping to host many of the young Irish people coming to Sydney. I also hope to work closely with Oblates who will be leading groups from Britain and Ireland. I am sure that many of the young Irish backpackers already in Sydney will also take part in World Youth Day 2008.?