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SHOTLIST 1. Various of Pope coming out of plane, greeting King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain 2. Pilgrims waving flags 3. Various of Pope and monarchs listening to anthem 4. Top shot pan of arrival ceremony 5. Close up of Pope 6. Mid of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero greeting Pope 7. Clergy greeting Pope and monarchs 8. Mid of conservative opposition leader Mariano Rajoy greeting Pope 9. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Pope Benedict XVI: (++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH WIDE OF POPE AND CROWDS++) "I extend my cordial salutations to the Christians gathered here in Barajas and all those following this event on radio and television. I also extend a great thank you to all those - from ecclesiastical to civilian organisations - whose hard work and dedication contributed so this World Youth Day in Madrid can take place and bear abundant fruits." 10. Pope leaving podium, greeting King Juan Carlos 11. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) King Juan Carlos of Spain: "We feel very honoured that today you initiate your third visit to Spain in the six first years of your Pontificate. We see it as a special distinction for our country which we appreciate and thank you profusely." 12. Mid of Pope and Queen Sofia 13. Zoom out from plane, band playing 14. Mid of band playing 15. Various of pilgrims waving flags, chanting UPSOUND: (Spanish) "These are the pope''s young people!" 16. Pope greeting King, Queen, and Prime Minister Zapatero, getting into Popemobile 17. Popemobile leaving STORYLINE Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday arrived in Madrid for the Catholic Church''s World Youth Day. The weeklong Catholic event is taking place against the backdrop of the European debt crisis, which has hit Spain hard. Benedict arrived in a cloudy Madrid to a boisterous welcome from young people with their faces painted the colours of the Spanish flag chanting: "These are the pope''s young people!" Benedict was greeted on the tarmac at Madrid''s Barajas airport by Spain''s King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia. Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and conservative opposition leader Marian Rajoy, the man forecast to take power in November elections, were also present. Organisers expect a million (m) or more young people from 193 countries to attend the festival. The main events are a prayer vigil with the 84-year-old Pope and an outdoor sleepover for pilgrims Saturday night at a sprawling air base, and Mass there the next morning. The pope''s attendance shows how much a priority he places on this economically troubled country, which has departed sharply from its Catholic traditions and embraced hedonism and secularism. In the economic bust, he may be hoping to lure back some of his straying flock. This is Benedict''s third trip to Spain as pope, cementing its reputation as ground zero in his campaign to reinvigorate the faith in European countries where Catholicism has fallen by the wayside. Laws passed under Zapatero allowing gay marriage, fast-track divorce and easier abortions have deeply angered the Vatican, which sees the once staunchly Roman Catholic country as a battleground for the future of the faithful in Europe. Except for a trip on Friday to a historic monastery in El Escorial, 50 kilometres (30 miles) northwest of Madrid, the Pope will spend the whole visit in Madrid, meeting with young people, hearing confession from some of them, riding through the city in his pope-mobile and greeting young nuns, seminarians and university professors, among other activities. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/77e33b0222766103a77433d2c7191e34 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork