PHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Pope Benedict XVI arrived at Barajas Airport
August 18, 2011 – At around 11:40 am (Madrid time) Barajas airport was already jump-packed with pilgrims, military escorts, dignitaries, Spanish prelates, press people and onlookers waiting for the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Pope arrived at the Apostolic Nunciature
April 18, 2011 – After the Pope arrived in Barajas Airport and finished his protocol appointments with the Spanish King and Queen, he then hopped on the Popemobile for the first time. The Popemobile...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – From the Nunciature to Puerta de Alcala
Augustl 18, 2011 – The Pope rested well after his flight when he arrived at Barajas airport. Before going to Plaza de Cibeles to preside the Welcoming Ceremony with hundreds of thousands of young...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Of crowds and flags
August 18, 2011 – Probably the most colorful human assembly that the world has ever seen is the World Youth Day celebration. Every world youth day hundreds of thousands of young people show up on...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – The Mystery of Waiting
August 18, 2011 – Whenever the Pope comes in any world youth day event, chances are you’ll end up in one corner of a street, looking around and waiting. Yes, like it or not, part of the World Youth Day...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Street Nuns
August 18, 2011 – Don’t you think that Nuns are the most loyal to the Pope of all God’s servants? Wherever you go there would always be a nun or two in every corner in every street in World Youth day...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – When young pilgrims get hyped
April 18, 2011 – This is probably the most charged day of all WYD 2011 days in Madrid. It’s a mixture of different emotions coming from the WYD Pilgrims who can’t seem to hold their horses when...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Hot & Cold: Heatwave and Icebreakers
August 18, 2011 – The temperature was 41º Celsius in Madrid. It was fever pitch outside. The sun was rising and so as the heat. people are sweating and some where even taken to emergency medical tents...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – United Colors of Benedict
August 18, 2011 – Perhaps one of the most fulfilling task of being a photographer is to be able to take photos of different people from all over the world gathered in one event. Even the Olympics...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Soldiers of Christ
August 18, 2011 – Despite the intimidating threats of some Indignados or Spanish protesters which subjected some pilgrims to very uncomfortable humiliation and annoyance, Spanish Security details and...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Pope arrived at Plaza de Cibeles
August 18, 2011 – Pope Benedict XVI arrived at Plaza de Cibeles inside his Popemobile to the cheer and jubilation of hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims lined up on the streets. Many of these young...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Welcoming Ceremony
August 18, 2011 – The Climax and high point of DAY 3 of World Youth Day 2011 is the Welcoming ceremony at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid which Pope Benedict XVI presided. Thousands upon thousands of young...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 3 Highlights – Day 3 Behind the Scenes
August 18, 2011 – One of my most favorite photo set every world youth day is the behind the scenes Photos. Like I said before, there are scenes and moments that are not captured by panning cameras...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 4 Highlights – Last day of Catechesis
August 19, 2011 - Day 4 of World Youth Day 2011 began with the the third day of Catechesis held at different parts of Madrid. Mostly this Catechesis session is not only about Bishops teaching and...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 4 Highlights – Meeting with the Spanish Royal Family
August 19, 2011 – While many young people were busy attending their respective Catechetical events all over Madrid during day 4 of world youth day 2011, Pope Benedict XVI however met with Spain’s Royal...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 4 Highlights – Meeting at Escorial with Nuns and...
August 19, 2011 – Day 4 of World youth day during the second day of Pope Benedict XVI in Spain was a day of two significant meetings. One is Pope Benedict XVI’s meeting with the religious women and the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 4 Highlights – Lunch with Pope Benedict XVI
August 19, 2011 – Today, at lunch, Pope Benedict XVI met with the 12 Young Pilgrims from all over the world. The Traditional lunch with the Pope have been continuously observed since 2008 World Youth...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 4 Highlights – The Stations of the Cross
August 19, 2011 – After the lunch with the young people and meeting with Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the Pope rested a bit and then in the afternoon went to Plaza de Cibeles to...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 4 Highlights – Via Crucis Statues
August 19, 2011 – Madrid hosted a Stations of the Cross that offers a sampling of the typical Spanish Holy Week. The celebration showed different scenes that can usually only be found in the streets of...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WYD 2011 Day 4 Highlights – Behind the scenes photos
August 19, 2011 – Pilgrims from all over flock to Plaza de Cibeles and Plaza de Colon to join hundreds of thousands or perhaps even millions of pilgrims, young and old alike, for the culmination of...
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