Irish pilgrims to accompany Pope as he opens 'Catholic Woodstock'

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Irish pilgrims to accompany Pope as he opens 'Catholic Woodstock'
By David Quinn

17 August 2005

A group of 30 young people from the Galway diocese will accompany Pope Benedict XVI as he arrives by boat in the centre of Cologne tomorrow for the start of his four-day visit to Germany, his first foreign trip since his election.

More than 350,000 Catholics from all over the world, including about 2,000 Irish, have already converged on the historic city and the surrounding areas to take part in World Youth Day, a week-long "festival of faith" aimed at reviving Catholicism among young people.

Pope Benedict flies to Cologne tomorrow at lunchtime and at 3.30pm Irish time he will set out on a 20-minute journey by boat down the Rhine from the home of the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, to the cathedral in the centre of the city.

About 500 young people will be with him on the Papal boat including 30 from the diocese of Galway led by Fr Frankie Lee. Six will sit with the Pope on the journey.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=657237

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