From Australia to Korea, from Peru to the Philippines, from Pakistan to Haiti: at the press centre of the 20th World Youth Day, set up by the Central WYD Committee on the Fair grounds of Cologne (Kölnmesse, Halle 5), you can hear all sorts of languages. Everyone is waiting for Benedict XVI to arrive, but they are also intrigued by the event as a whole. Philippe Beine writes for the "Catholic Education Office of Western Australia" and has been in Germany since 12 August with a colleague working for the same journal. I am happy with the way the press centre has been organized says Beine and this makes our work easier". César Marquez comes from Peru and is writing articles about the WYD for three media: the daily "Diario el comercio", television Channel N., and Radio Programas of Peru. "The Peruvian media says Marquez are very interested in the WYD especially in the visit by the Pope, but I am covering all the events: from the activities of the 918 Peruvian pilgrims to all the rest". Also Patricia Lantie comes from Peru and, together with another two journalists, she works for the Catholic press agency "Acu Prensa": "We are interested in all the catecheses held by the South American bishops and by the Bishops of Latin America". Soo Jung Park, works for PBC, a Korean catholic daily; she will be covering the catecheses for Korean youth: "In Korea there is a lot of interest in this event". (continues)
