NEWS
Pope Benedict XVI's final homily to Americans, given at the Sunday, April 20, Mass at Yankee Stadium, was about Jesus. Imagine that, a Catholic Pope, at a Catholic Mass, talking about Jesus.
The Pope talks about Jesus
By Catholic News ServiceA fellow Canadian wearing a red hat
By Catholic News ServiceA fellow Canadian wearing a red hat
By Catholic Register StaffAmong all the red hats and sashes trailing after the Pope at his various events here in the United States was one who is a familiar figure to Canadians. It was Cardinal Marc Ouellet, archbishop of Quebec and primate of the Catholic Church in Canada.
Happy anniveraries
By Catholic News ServicePope Benedict's six-day visit to the United States has been marked by a plethora of anniversaries. Even his own: the Holy Father celebrated his 81st birthday on April 16, the day he met U.S. President George Bush in Washington, DC.
Happy anniveraries
By Catholic News ServicePraying at Ground Zero
By Catholic News ServiceThe spring sunshine of the past week had given way to cool air and gray skies. Fog enshrouded the tops of Manhattan's skyline. At Ground Zero, some five storeys below street level where once stood the World Trade Towers, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the dead and the living.
Praying at Ground Zero
By Catholic News ServiceBring the children unto me
By Catholic News ServiceSaturday afternoon in New York in the springtime. The streets in downtown Manhattan are teeming with people of all ages, races and fashions. But Pope Benedict XVI isn't there. He's in Yonkers hugging and kissing disabled children and soaking in the joyful exuberance of youth.
Bring the children unto me
By Catholic News ServiceFr. McGivney makes a cameo appearance
By Catholic News ServiceThe Knights of Columbus were tickled pink that their founder made a cameo appearance in Pope Benedict's April 19 homily for the Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Fr. Michael McGivney was mentioned as an exemplar of a priestly accomplishment in U.S. history.