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Pope Benedict XVI's Pastoral Visit to the U.S. 
April 15-20, 2008


Here you'll find the Catholic Herald's complete coverage of the pope's trip to Washington, D.C.


  • April 24th Issue

  • Thrill of a lifetime Several local Eagle Scouts and diocesan high school students were to get a close-up glimpse of the pope at the White House
    By HENRIETTA GOMES

  • Falls Church student brings pope birthday present
    By STEPHANIE TRACY

  • Little preparations for big events A local school uses a small-scale approach to humanize the pope’s visit to Washington.
    By GRETCHEN R. CROWE


  • High-energy concert feeds papal fever Part rock concert, part eucharistic adoration, ‘Adore 2097’ helps area Catholics prepare spiritually for the papal visit to Washington.
    By GRETCHEN R. CROWE


  • ‘A teaching moment’
    Papal pundits urge people to keep their ears open to the pope’s message.
    By HENRIETTA GOMES


  • Contest winners to see pope
    Students from Manassas high school win 15 tickets to the April 17 Papal Mass with an original and creative video that welcomes Benedict XVI to Washington.
    By GRETCHEN R. CROWE


  • The Vicar of Christ among us
    Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde’s message ahead of the papal visit
    By Bishop PAUL S. LOVERDE

  • Teachers to learn from Vicar of Christ
    By HENRIETTA GOMES

  • Didn’t get a ticket? Here’s why
    For priests and principals, random lotteries were considered the fairest ways of distributing their allocations of tickets to the Papal Mass at Nationals Stadium. 
    By GRETCHEN R. CROWE

  • Ever wanted to sing for the pope? These people actually get to
    Diocesan choir members to represent Arlington in Papal Mass Choir
    By GRETCHEN R. CROWE


  • Celebrating Mass with the pope is exciting for priests, too
    By STEPHANIE TRACY


  • Over hill, over dale for the pope
    A busload of teens from the Arlington Diocese will sacrifice hours of sleep and part of their weekend to make it to New York for a rally with Pope Benedict.
    By STEPHANIE TRACY