A brother and sister from the Crow Tribe of Montana will see Pope Benedict XVI at the Catholic World Youth Day next month in Germany.

Cyrus Leider Jr., 15, and his sister Diane, 19, belong to a devout Catholic family. Cyrus hopes to become a priest. Diane, a student at the University of Great Falls, is working on a degree in addiction counseling and will return to the reservation to help people in need.

Events for World Youth Day take place scheduled August 16-21 in Cologne, Germany.

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Crow siblings plan visit to Germany (The Billings Gazette 7/26)

Relevant Links:
World Youth Day - http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6

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