The Pope's Visit

The Pope started out his visit in Washington D.C. where he was welcomed at the White House by President Bush. Next on his agenda was an address to U.S. bishops at the National Shrine. He made an address blessing youths with disabilitites, followed by a mass at RFK Stadium. He then travelled to NewYork City where he addressed the United Nations, took a visit to Ground Zero, and held mass at Yankee Stadium. Some of the other purposes of his visit were to discuss the situations of child abuse by priests, connect with younger Catholics, and to call for peace. He visisted several prominent Catholic churches and cathedrals in both Washington D.C. and New York City.