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Pope Reflects on Visit to the USA
Vatican Information Service • 5/1/2008
"I will never forget", he said, "with how much warmth they congratulated me for the third anniversary of my election to the See of Peter. It was a moving moment, in which I particularly felt the support of all the Church for my ministry." VATICAN CITY (VIS) - In today's general audience, which was ...
Hagee Lauds Papal Message to America
Catholic News Agency • 5/1/2008
Pastor John Hagee, of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, TX, thanked Pope Benedict XVI for his moral message to America in a Washington Times essay. “When it comes to his moral vision for America and the world,” Hagee stated, “I have one thing to say in response to the Pope's visit: Amen.” San ...
Papal Visit Brings Positive View of Church, Changes Catholics
Knights of Columbus • 5/1/2008
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States had a powerful impact on public attitudes toward the Pope and the Church. Catholics more eager to live their faith. NEW HAVEN, CT - A poll taken immediately following the conclusion of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States shows that it had a ...
Spokesman: Pope Highlighted Best of America
Zenit News Agency • 4/22/2008
The Pope has spoken to "an entire people, helping it to identify its roots and its values, its historical vocation," the Vatican spokesman affirmed. VATICAN CITY (Zenit) - Freedom, truth, peace, human rights -- with an underlying foundation of hope -- those were the key themes of Benedict XVI's ...
Benedict in America: He Came, He saw, He Conquered
By • Catholic Online • 4/21/2008
This master teacher, theologian, Chief Pastor and Pope acted with precision, purpose, and profound care. LOS ANGELES (Catholic Online) - The Nation awakened Monday morning to begin what must now become a prolonged reflection on the apostolic visitation of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States of ...
Pope at Ground Zero
Zenit News Agency • 4/21/2008
“With [his] prayer, the Pope invites all to recall that it was an experience of hatred and sorrow, but that it was also, in the moment itself of the tragedy, an experience of solidarity and love" NEW YORK (Zenit) - Benedict XVI’s prayer at ground zero bears witness to the fact that in times of ...
Pope to America: Forward in Hope
Zenit News Agency • 4/21/2008
"Today’s celebration is more than an occasion of gratitude for graces received. It is also a summons to move forward with firm resolve, to use wisely the blessings of freedom, in order to build a future of hope for coming generations." NEW YORK (Zenit) - Build a future of hope, Benedict XVI told ...
New Yorkers Bid Farewell to Benedict XVI
By • Zenit News Agency • 4/21/2008
Benedict XVI seems to have won over a lot of hearts since he arrived in the United States Tuesday night, according to those waiting to say goodbye to him. NEW YORK (Zenit) - Benedict XVI hasn't left the United States yet, but the positive effects from his five-day visit to the United States are ...
Pope Benedict Hits Home Run at Yankee Stadium
By • Catholic Online • 4/20/2008
His presence was uplifting and his words were powerful. Pope Benedict won the hearts of New Yorkers during His last official act - the Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium. NEW YORK (Catholic Online) – For the third time in history a Pope visited Yankee Stadium. At 2:21 pm Pope Benedict arrived, slowly ...
Pope Prays at Ground Zero
By • Catholic Online • 4/20/2008
A solemn ceremony took place Sunday morning at Ground Zero. In his prayer, Pope Benedict shared these words: “God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth. Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds ...