Before praying the Angelus with thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square on the solemnity of Epiphany, the Pope recalled that the next World Youth Day will have as its theme the very words of the Magi, «We have come to do him homage.»
«I invite the youth of Germany and your contemporaries from around the world to set out spiritually on the path toward this important city to discover in Christ, like the Magi, the face of God,» the Holy Father said.
John Paul II hopes to participate in World Youth Day, planned for Aug. 18-21 in Cologne, according to Bishop Renato Boccardo, organizer of papal trips.
Organizers of the Youth Day event in Germany are expecting 800,000 to attend the closing Mass with the Pope on Aug. 21.
