SYDNEY - 9 May 2008 - 150 words
Pope to text WYD pilgrims
Pope Benedict will send text messages
to thousands of young Catholics when he attends World Youth Day
in Australia, the organisers have announced.
Digital prayer walls are also being set up and a web-based social
networking site is being designed.
Bishop Anthony Fisher, who is co-ordinating WYD, said that the
event will be "the most innovative World Youth Day to date".
"We wanted to make WYD08 a unique experience by using new
ways to connect with today's tech-savvy youth," he said in
a statement.
Attendees will receive daily inspirational text messages and religious
teaching will be broadcast on the web, he said.
More than 200,000 young Catholics are expected for the six day
event.
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