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Tuesday, April 15
Arriving in Washington, D.C., the pope is met at
the airport by
President George Bush and given a White House welcome.
CNS photo/Bob Roller
ABOVE AND ABOVE RIGHT: Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Andrews
Air Force Base in Maryland, just outside of Washington, on April 15.
The pontiff was beginning his first visit as pope to the United States.
He was met at the airport by President George Bush who, in the
photo at RIGHT, later escorted the pope into the Oval Office at the White House |
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Wednesday, April 16
Meeting with U.S. bishops at the Basilica of National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington
ABOVE: Sister Maria Theotokos and Sister Mary Arc of the Covenant,
both members of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word Order,
wave as the motorcade bringing the U.S. bishops arrives at the Basilica
of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
RIGHT: Pope Benedict XVI arrives by popemobile at the Basilica
to join the U.S. bishops in a vespers service.
CNS photos by Rick Musacchio
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CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec
ABOVE: Bishops listen as Pope Benedict XVI addresses the U.S.
hierarchy in the church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception April 16 in Washington.
RIGHT: Pope Benedict XVI greets U.S. bishops as he leaves a prayer service with them
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CNS photo/Paul Haring
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Pope Benedict greets James Henkels, a student from St.
Joseph's School in Vancouver, Wash., outside the Vatican Embassy in
Washington on their shared birthday, April 16. Henkels turned 11 and
the pope 81.
CNS photo/ Michael Hoyt, Catholic Standard |
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Thursday, April 17
Celebrating Mass at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Nationals
Park in Washington. Thousands turned out for the first public
Mass of pontiff's pastoral visit to the U.S.
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ABOVE: Pope Benedict XVI gives Communion to a man in a U.S.
military uniform during the celebration of Mass at Nationals Park
in Washington April 17.
CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec
LEFT: The pope greets Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl
during the Mass.
CNS photo/Joshua Roberts
BELOW: Well-wishers reach for Pope Benedict XVI as he concludes
Mass at Nationals Park. Thousands turned out for the pope's first
public Mass of his pastoral visit to the U.S.
CNS photo/Joshua Roberts
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Inter-religious meeting at Pope John Paul II
Cultural Center
Sayyid M. Syeed, secretary general of the Islamic Society of North
America, greets Pope Benedict XVI during an interfaith gathering Thursday
afternoon at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington.
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Friday, April 18
The first stop of the pope's visit to New York City
is the United Nations
Pope Benedict XVI waits to hear children from the U.N. International
School sing and play for him at the United Nations headquarters in
New York on April 18.
CNS Photo/Shannon Stapleton,
Reuters
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ABOVE:Pope Benedict XVI addresses the United Nations General Assembly in
New York.
CNS photo/Bob Roller
LEFT: Pope Benedict XVI signs the guest book as United Nations
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican
Secretary of State, look on.
CNS photo/Lucas Jackson, Reuters
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A visit to the Park East Synagogue in New York
Students Russell Rutter and Lindsay Dresbach present a matzoh, or unleaved bread used for Passover, to
Pope Benedict XVI while Rabbi Arthur Schneier looks on at the Park
East Synagogue.
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The pope stands with Rabbi Arthur Schneier before speaking at the Park East Synagogue in New York.
CNS photo/Gary Hershorn, Reuters |
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An ecumenical prayer service at St. Joseph's Church
in New York.
CNS photo/Mike Segar, Reuters
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CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec
At an ecumenical prayer service at the Church of Saint Joseph in New
York, Pope Benedict XVI meets Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice
King (LEFT) and Archbishop Demetrios of America (ABOVE),
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Saturday, April 19
Celebrating a private Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral
Pope Benedict XVI circles the altar with incense during Mass at St.
Patrick's Cathedral in New York on Saturday.
CNS photo/Gary Hershorn, Reuters
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Youth rally and prayer service for
the disabled at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York
CNS photo/Reuters
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CNS photo/Ruth Fremson, Reuters
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Henry Agudelo of Colombia, a seminarian for the Diocese of Norwich,
Conn., added a photo of Pope Benedict XVI to his hat during a youth
rally at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers. RIGHT: Pope Benedict
XVI blesses a child held by his caregiver during a religious service
for the disabled in the chapel at St. Joseph's Seminary |
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Sunday, April 20
Visiting Ground Zero in New York
Pope Benedict XVI speaks at the site of the former World Trade Center,
which fell on Sept. 11, 2001.
CNS photo/Ettore Ferrari, Reuters
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ABOVE: The pope talks with a woman on Sunday at Ground Zero as he greets family members of victims and first responders from the
terrorist attacks.
CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec
RIGHT: New York Governor David Paterson greets the pontiff as
Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York looks on.
CNS photo/Todd Heisler, Reuters
BELOW: The pope prays at Ground Zero.
CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters
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Celebrating Mass at Yankees Stadium
A deacon distributes communion in the upper deck of Yankee Stadium, where approximately 60,000 people gathered Sunday
for a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on the final day of his
pastoral visit to the U.S.
CNS photo/Rick Musacchio
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LEFT: A young girl
catches up on her reading with a copy of Catholic Digest before the
pontiff's arrival.
CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA-Bild
BELOW LEFT: The pope emerges from the New York Yankee's dugout to the cheers of the estimated 60,000 people who
attended. The home team's clubhouse served as the main sacristy for the Mass.
CNS photo/Rick Musacchio
BELOW: Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Mass.
CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec
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Priests reach out to the pope as he leaves the Mass at Yankee Stadium.
CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec
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Departure
Vice President Dick Cheney, his wife Lynne, Archbishop Peietro Sambi,
Cardinal Edward M. Egan and Bishop DiMarzio wave as the plane carrying
Pope Benedict XVI departs JFK International Airport in New York Sunday evening.
CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec
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