Audi, Volkswagen, Europcar: Official Automobile Partner of XX World Youth Day in Cologne

Volkswagen, Audi and Europcar are Official Automobile Partner of XX World Youth Day in Cologne.

The organisers of the XX World Youth Day in Cologne from 16 - 21 August 2005 are expecting some 800,000 young people from 160 countries for the first official journey of Pope Benedict XVI. Under the motto "We Have Come to Worship Him" taken from St. Matthew's Gospel, young people of all confessions will have the opportunity to, pray, sing, discuss and celebrate at over 500 events. The highlight is the Concluding Mass with Pope Benedict XVI on the Marienfeld to the west of Cologne on 21 August 2005. As the official automobile partner, the Volkswagen Group represented by Audi, Europcar and Volkswagen supports the XX World Youth Day with a broad selection from its product range.

"As a global company, we are delighted that the young people of the world are making their way to Cologne in August. By supporting the XX World Youth Day as a forum for exchange, Volkswagen AG is accepting a social responsibility for the young people of this world who will shape our future," said Dr. Josef-Fidelis Senn, Volkswagen Group Representative for Church Affairs. "It is a wonderful commitment on the part of Volkswagen to help ensure the safety of the Papal retinue when Pope Benedict XVI travels to Germany. Volkswagen is truly getting things moving." said Hermann-Josef Johanns, managing Director of the XX World Youth Day.

Read more here about the World Youth Day 2005.

Source: The Auto Channel, pictures by World Youth Day and Cartype

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