Pope Benedict XVI will be making his first papal vist to the U.S. in April and you will find complete coverage right here. I'm proud to announce a partnership with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to bring you information.The pope will arrive in Washington on the afternoon of April 15. His visit to Washington will include, on April 16, a morning meeting with President George Bush at the White House and an evening meeting with the bishops of the United States at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Thursday’s itinerary includes Mass at the new Nationals Park, the first non-baseball event for the stadium, an address to the heads of all U.S. Catholic colleges and heads of diocesan education departments at The Catholic University of America, and an interreligious prayer service at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.
On Friday, April 18, the pope will go to New York, to address the United Nations and to attend an evening prayer service with Christian leaders at St. Joseph Church on E. 87th Street in the Yorkville section of Manhattan.
Saturday’s program includes Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral with priests, deacons and religious men and women from throughout the country, and a trip to St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, where the pope will meet with young people with disabilities and then preside over a rally and prayer service with seminarians and other young people.
Sunday morning, April 20, the pope will visit Ground Zero, before an afternoon Mass at Yankee Stadium.
Stay Tuned As PowerBlog! Covers The U.S. Papal Vist April 15-17, 2008 - Washington, D.C. April 18-20, 2008 - New York, New York
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