POPE BENEDICT XVI is scheduled to travel to the United States for the first time since he was elected pontiff in 2005. The trip begins in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and ends in New York on April 20. Some of his key public events:
Wednesday: Meets President Bush and Laura Bush at the White House; prayer service with U.S. bishops at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Thursday: Celebrates Mass at Washington Nationals Park; addresses presidents of Catholic colleges and universities; meets with representatives of other faiths.
Friday: Speaks at the United Nations in New York; visits a synagogue near the U.N.; attends ecumenical prayer service at historically German parish.
Saturday: Mass for Catholic clergy at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York; meets with seminarians, young Catholics.
April 20: Visits Ground Zero; celebrates Mass at Yankee Stadium.
Source: The Associated Press & Seattle Times
Wednesday: Meets President Bush and Laura Bush at the White House; prayer service with U.S. bishops at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Thursday: Celebrates Mass at Washington Nationals Park; addresses presidents of Catholic colleges and universities; meets with representatives of other faiths.
Friday: Speaks at the United Nations in New York; visits a synagogue near the U.N.; attends ecumenical prayer service at historically German parish.
Saturday: Mass for Catholic clergy at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York; meets with seminarians, young Catholics.
April 20: Visits Ground Zero; celebrates Mass at Yankee Stadium.
Source: The Associated Press & Seattle Times
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