As Sydney Airport announced that World Youth Day pilgrims had helped set a new daily arrivals record, Cardinal George Pell launched a book of talks by Pope Benedict during his Australian visit for WYD. Cardinal Pell launched the publication of Dear Young People at the offices of St Paul's Publications yesterday.
Commending the publication, he said that the Holy Father’s words to the young people who came to Sydney for World Youth Day and his words to the Australian people will serve as an enduring source of inspiration and reflection for those who read them.
Meanwhile, The Age reports a total of 20,398 passengers arrived through the airport's international terminal on Sunday, July 13, many of them Catholics arriving for the week long event with Pope Benedict.
More than 120,000 international pilgrims descended on Sydney for WYD.
Sydney Airport CEO Russell Balding said the new record highlighted the airport's contribution to Sydney's success as the host city for major events.
"Sydney Airport's performance during World Youth Day was outstanding," he said.
"We made sure that visitors could arrive and depart from Sydney without any fuss.
The total number of Sydney Airport passengers for July was 2.926 million, up six percent on last year.
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