80,000 pilgrims to descend on Croke Park
The organisers of the week-long gathering for Catholics have expressed confidence that the final Mass, entitled Statio Orbis, will attract a near-capacity 82,000-strong crowd.
More than 7,500 visitors from overseas will be among the attendance at the ceremony which will include a recorded video message from Pope Benedict XVI to be shown at the end of the Mass. The event, which is being broadcast by RTÉ, will begin at 1pm and is scheduled to last over four hours.
