Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a mass on a vast dusty esplanade outside Madrid during the World Youth Day (WYD) festivities on August 21, 2011. A violent storm lashed Pope Benedict XVI and around one million pilgrims last night at an open-air service in Madrid, forcing him to cut short his speech and drenching the faithful who had waited for hours in blistering heat.Police prevented pilgrims sheltering under any structures. Six youths were slightly injured but needed no treatment when the wind blew a down a tent. The pope will celebrate a mass today at an airbase southwest of the capital, where the pilgrims spent the night under the stars on an esplanade the size of 48 football pitches. AFP PHOTO/ CESAR MANSO
Pope Benedict XVI (C) celebrates a mass on a vast dusty esplanade outside Madrid during the World Youth Day (WYD) festivities on August 21, 2011. A violent storm lashed Pope Benedict XVI and around one million pilgrims last night at an open-air service in Madrid, forcing him to cut short his speech and drenching the faithful who had waited for hours in blistering heat.Police prevented pilgrims sheltering under any structures. Six youths were slightly injured but needed no treatment when the wind blew a down a tent. The pope will celebrate a mass today at an airbase southwest of the capital, where the pilgrims spent the night under the stars on an esplanade the size of 48 football pitches. AFP PHOTO/ CESAR MANSO
JMJ29. MADRID, 21/08/2011.- El papa Benedicto XVI saluda desde el papamóvil durante el recorrido que ha realizado por el aeródromo de Cuatro Vientos, donde oficiará la misa de clausura de la XXVI Jornada Mundial de la Juventud, en su último día de estancia en Madrid. EFE/Emilio Naranjo