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“Let us pray that the Lord will give them a prosperous journey, that they may experience God’s goodness in the hospitality that they receive and that they bring the good news of salvation to all those that they meet”, said Archbishop Gomez during the blessing of the WYD pilgrims. “In celebration of the joy of the Gospel that Pope Francis continues to point us toward”, he added.

Those who can not travel are able to participate in several ways: The free app, Pilgrimage; official website, www.wyd2016.us; blog www.catholicapostolatecenter.org/world-youth-day-blog; U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Facebook www.facebook.com/usccb and Twitter www.twitter.com/usccb accounts.

The attempted assassination of pope John Paul II by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca on May 13, 1981, demonstrated that pontiffs are as vulnerable to assassins as politicians.

It runs from July 26-31, with the last two days including a vigil and mass with Pope Francis.

The diocese of Argyll and the Isles and Aberdeen joined forces to celebrate Holy Mass together at the sanctuary of Paray-le-Monial in France, arriving in Poland after a stop over in the Czech Republic, while Saint Andrews and Edinburgh Archdiocese, spotted praying for peace today at Dresden Cathedral with Archbishop Leo Cushley, make Poland their next stop.

Bishop Barron will serve as the presider for one of the major events geared toward English-speaking pilgrims at Tauron Arena Krakow: Night of Mercy, scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, at 7 p.m. CEST.

The checks, using mobile x-ray devices, handheld metal detectors, and dogs trained to detect explosives, will be carried out at railway and bus stations and major road and transport hubs, as well as anywhere a crowd has gathered, according to the organisers of World Youth Day 2016.