World Youth Day: 2008

Welcome to the Diocese of Westminster World Youth Day Blog. Organised by the Catholic Church, WYD brings together young people from around the globe to celebrate and learn about their faith.

From 8th-22nd July 2008, 170 pilgrims from the Diocese of Westminster will be taking part in World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. This blog, including photos and videos, will allow you to keep up to date with our pilgrims’ progress and activities as they travel from the Blue Mountains in the first week, into the centre of Sydney in the second, where they will join Catholics from all over the world, and Pope Benedict XVI.

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Touchdown!

25th July, 2008 by Fiona

Just a little note to bring you all up to date. The pilgrims that were coming back to the UK landed on Wednesday at 2.30pm at Heathrow after what seemed like the longest flight ever! A small cheer rippled through the plane as we touched down.

I think that the journey back seemed longer than the journey there because we were so tired, but it was nonetheless nice to spend the remaining time with new friends that we had made.

I hope that this blog will continue to bring you pictures and footage of the pilgrimage, as the pilgrims get home and start to download their own pictures. I also hope that we will be able to bring you some snaps from those currently in New Zealand.

For now however, many thanks to everyone who made the pilgrimage possible and we all look forward to being back in the parishes to say thank you properly!

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