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Jan 1, 2008 12:00 am US/Central

U.S. Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI

NEW YORK (CBS) ― Pope Benedict XVI's first trip to the United States as leader of the Roman Catholic Church is expected to bring a message that society needs religious values, but this intellectual pontiff will do it in the most positive way possible. After making relatively little headway in his efforts to re-ignite the faith in Europe, America's roughly 65 million Catholics seem anxious to hear him.

POPE BENEDICT XVI'S U.S. VISIT - APRIL 2008

Web Exclusive Videos
Sunday, April 20: Concert And Mass In Yankee Stadium
Sunday, April 20: Pope Visits WTC Ground Zero Site
Saturday, April 19: Papal Procession Through Midtown New York City
Saturday, April 19: Pope Holds Mass At NYC's St. Patrick's Cathedral
Friday, April 18: Pope Visits St. Joseph's, German Church In NYC
Friday, April 18: Pope Visits Park East Synagogue In New York
Friday, April 18: Pope Benedict XVI Addresses U.N. Staff
Friday, April 18: Children's Choir Sings For Pope At U.N.
Friday, April 18: Pope Welcomed At United Nations
Thursday, April 17: Pope At Inter-Faith Prayer Service, Part 1
Thursday, April 17: Pope At Inter-Faith Prayer Service, Part 2
Thursday, April 17: Mass In Nationals Park, Part 1
Thursday, April 17: Mass In Nationals Park, Part 2
Thursday, April 17: Mass In Nationals Park, Part 3
Thursday, April 17: Mass In Nationals Park, Part 4
Thursday, April 17: Mass In Nationals Park, Part 5
Thursday, April 17: Mass In Nationals Park, Part 6
Wednesday, April 16: Pope's Address To U.S. Bishops, Part 1
Wednesday, April 16: Pope's Address To U.S. Bishops, Part 2
Wednesday, April 16: Pope Benedict XVI Prays With U.S. Bishops
Wednesday, April 16: Thousands Greet Washington D.C. Parade
Wednesday, April 16: Pope Welcomed At White House
Tuesday, April 15: Pope's 'Shepherd One' Plane Arrives In U.S.

Complete Online Coverage
~ Slideshow: Pope Benedict XVI's Visit To America
~ Pope Benedict XVI Departs U.S. After 6-Day Visit
~ Pope Blesses Ground Zero In NYC, Prays For Peace
~ Pope To Hold Private Service At Ground Zero Sunday
~ Pope Benedict XVI Connects With American Youth
~ Pope Continues To Address Abuse During U.S. Visit
~ Pope To Diplomats: Respect Human Rights
~ Pope Benedict Prepares For Day 2 In New York
~ New York City Officially On Papal High Alert
~ Pope Benedict XVI Meets With Sex Abuse Victims
~ Pope: Americans Are 'A People Of Hope'
~ Pope: Sex Abuse Sometimes Badly Handled By Church
~ Pope Greets Thousands On His Birthday
~ Pope Benedict XVI Begins 6-Day U.S. Visit
~ NYPD To Take Pope Security Battle Underground
~ Washington Poised To Welcome Pope With Open Arms
~ White House Plans Grand Welcome For Pope
~ Pope Trip Disappoints Boston Catholics
~ Pope Benedict XVI Ready To Meet America
~ NYPD, Secret Service: Unprecedented Pope Security
~ 'Little Germany' Has Big Role In Pope's NYC Visit
~ Pope To Address Sex Abuse Crisis During U.S. Trip
~ Pope To Visit NYC Synagogue For Passover
~ Public Less Likely To See Pope During U.S. Visit

Celebrations & Gatherings From Across The Nation
~ WBBM-TV Chicago: Priest Shares Snapshots Of Papal Visit Scenes
~ WBBM-TV Chicago: Pope Surprises Crowd Gathered Outside His Door
~ WCBS-TV New York: Pope Benedict XVI Embraced At NYC Synagogue
~ WFOR-TV Miami: Barry U. Students Talk About The Papal Visit
~ WCBS-TV New York: St. Patrick's Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI
~ WCBS-TV New York: 9/11 Family Members Seek Pope's Blessing Of Site
~ WBZ-TV Boston: Nuns Head To N.Y. To See Pope
~ WFOR-TV Miami: Pope Inspires Others To Join Priesthood
~ WCBS-TV New York: NYC Inhales, Makes Final Preparations For The Pope
~ WJZ-TV Baltimore: Students Watch Papal Mass From School
~ WCBS-TV New York: Many Religious Faithful Taking Spirituality Online
~ WFOR-TV Miami: Vatican Connects Pope Benedict XVI To E-Mail
~ WJZ-TV Baltimore: St. Benedict Church Honors Pope Benedict XVI
~ WCBS-TV New York: Pope To Reach Out On Sex Scandal Issue
~ WJZ-TV Baltimore: Hundreds Of Students To Attend Papal Mass
~ KCBS-TV Los Angeles: Tommy Lasorda To Greet Pope Benedict XVI
~ WBBM-TV Chicago: Cardinal George Hosts Pope On First U.S. Visit
~ WCCO-TV Minneapolis/St. Paul: Archdiocese Head To Meet Pope
~ KCNC-TV Denver: Regis President Ready To Meet Pope Benedict XVI
~ WFOR-TV Miami: Florida Priest Shares Stories Of Pope Benedict XVI
~ KDKA-TV Pittsburgh: Native Directs Music For Pope's Mass
~ WJZ-TV Baltimore: City Looks Forward To Pope's Visit
~ KDKA-TV Pittsburgh: Bishop Zubik: 'Great For People To See Pope Up Close'
~ KDKA-TV Pittsburgh: St. Vincent Students Anticipate Papal Mass In NYC

Video Gallery: Catholic Faithful In America
Maryland Students Watch Papal Mass On TV
Bronx Parish Hoping For Papal Detour
Catholic University Students Plan To 'Rock The Pope'
Bishop From Worcester, Mass., To Meet With Pope
U.S. Catholics Turn Eyes East For 'Shepherd One'
Young Cancer Patients Excited To Meet Pope In NYC
Maryland Little Sisters Of The Poor Await Visit
Family Of 11 From Md. Will Attend Pope's Mass
Baltimore Archdiocese Marks Milestones Ahead Of Papal Visit
15-Year-Old Maryland Girl To Attend Papal Mass

About Pope Benedict XVI
~ America Unfamiliar With Pope Benedict XVI
Pope's Youth In Germany Troubled By Violence, War
~ Timeline: Pope Benedict XVI's Road To The Papacy
~ Before Becoming Pope: Cardinal Ratzinger On The Issues


PLANNED EVENTS IN POPE BENEDICT XVI'S VISIT
- Tuesday, April 15 - Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
- Wednesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. ET - Meeting with President Bush and the First Lady at the White House.
- Thursday, April 17, 10:00 a.m. ET - Mass at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
- Thursday, April 17, 5 p.m. ET - Meetings at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
- Friday, April 18, 10:45 a.m. ET - Address to the United Nations in New York.
- Friday, April 18, 6 p.m. ET - Prayer service with at St. Joseph's Church, founded by German Catholics, in Manhattan.
- Saturday, April 19, 9:15 a.m. ET - Mass for priests, deacons and members of religious orders at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.
- Saturday, April 19, 4:30 p.m. ET - Meeting young Catholics at St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y.
- Sunday, April 20, 9:30 a.m. ET - Visit to Ground Zero, site of the disaster at the World Trade Center in New York.
- Sunday, April 20, 2:30 p.m. ET - Mass at Yankee Stadium in New York.

For more information, see the uspapalvisit.org Web site.


ALSO SEE:

Looking Back: Pope John Paul II's U.S. Visits
From 1979 to 1999, Pope John Paul II made seven trips to the United States. While some were simply travel stopovers in Alaska lasting hours, others were grand productions which drew thousands of Catholics to see the Vatican leader.

Pope Benedict XVI's Papacy Faces Modern World
Since March 2005, the papacy of Benedict XVI has faced major issues ranging from priests' sexual misconduct charges in the United States, to outrage among Muslims for citing antiquated views on their faith, to reaffirming Vatican views toward contraception and abortion.

Pope John Paul II Dies, Succeeded By Benedict XVI
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's election to succeed Pope John Paul II followed a papacy which lasted 27 years and guided the Vatican into the 21st century.



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