VATICAN CITY, AUG 3, 2000 (VIS) - Work is coming to a conclusion on the site around Rome's Tor Vergata university where around a million and a half young people are due to congregate for the closing phase of World Youth Day on August 19 and 20.
A 36 meter-high wooden cross and a stage of 2,000 square meters dominate the vast area of green fields where young people from all over the world will come together for a prayer vigil on Saturday, August 19 and Mass, to be presided by the Pope on Sunday, August 20.
As is traditional on pilgrimages, the young people will cover the last 5 or 10 kilometers to the gathering point on foot. Bottled water will be distributed at intervals of one kilometer and there will be toilets and first-aid posts available.
During World Youth Day (which runs from August 15 to 20) 20,000 coaches are expected to arrive. These will be directed to 19 welcome points located in the principal areas of the city.
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