Pope Will Text Message to Reach the Youth
The Pope will send daily inspirational messages during the six day event. Digital prayer walls will be constructed at event sites and a Catholic social networking Web site will be made available to parishioners, so those with similar interests can meet each other.
“We wanted to make WYD08 a unique experience by using new ways to connect with today’s tech-savvy youth,” Bishop Anthony Fisher said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Australian telecommunications company Telstra will provide the electronic infrastructure necessary for the event, along with erecting the digital prayer walls at event sites. Telstra will connect 8,000 volunteers, 2,000 clergy, 3,000 media and 225,000 young Catholics to over 700 locations around Sydney.