Pilgrims gather on Cibeles square as they wait for Pope Benedict XVI ahead of the Via Crucis, a 700-meters-long Way of the Cross between Plaza de Cibeles and Plaza de Colon (Colombus square) on August 19, 2011 in Madrid. Fifteen sculptures sets from the Spanish Holy Week tradition will portray the various Stations of an event to be presided by Pope Benedict XVI at the World Youth Day. AFP PHOTO/ RAFA RIVAS