Video
Videos on Events of the Papal Visit
See and hear the events of the pope's trip to the U.S. These videos will be posted as soon as possible after the live webcast is streamed for each event.
April 20, 2008 - Farewell Ceremony
April 20, 2008 - Mass at Yankee Stadium - Part 3 - Liturgy of the Eucharist
April 20, 2008 - Mass at Yankee Stadium - Part 2 - Liturgy of the Word
April 20, 2008 - Mass at Yankee Stadium - Part 1 - Introductory Rites
April 20, 2008 - Ceremony at Ground Zero
April 19, 2008 - Address at Youth Rally
April 19, 2008 - Blessing at Youth Rally
April 19, 2008 - Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral - Part 2
April 19, 2008 - Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral - Part 1
April 18, 2008 - 6 p.m. - Ecumenical Service
April 18, 2008 - 5 p.m. - Park East Synagogue
April 18, 2008 - 10:30 a.m. - Address to the United Nations
April 17, 2008 - 7 p.m. - Meeting with Jewish Leaders
April 17, 2008 - 6:15 p.m. - Interreligious Gathering
April 17, 2008 - 4:30 p.m. - Address to Catholic Educators
April 17, 2008 - 10:00 a.m. - Papal Mass
April 16, 2008 - 6:30 p.m. - Pope's Exchange with the U.S. Bishops
April 16, 2008 - 6 p.m. - Papal Address
April 16, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. - Evening Prayers at the Basilica
April 16, 2008 - 5 p.m. - Greeting at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
April 16, 2008 - 12:05 p.m. - Motorcade from the White House
April 16, 2008 - 10:15 a.m. - Meeting with President Bush at the White House
April 15, 2008 - 4 p.m. - Arrival at Andrews AFB
Videos about Pope Benedict VXI and his U.S. Visit
See and hear bishops, other Church officials and Catholics from across the country welcome Pope Benedict to the United States and discuss the impact of his visit. Learn more about the pope from Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington and Cardinal Edward Egan of New York, and hear a message to the people of the USA from the Holy Father himself.
Papal Video Contest
Here are the finalists in the Archdiocese of Washington’s Papal Video Contest. The contest was open to Catholic youth groups (Kindergarten through 12th grade) in the Archdioceses of Washington and Baltimore and the Diocese of Arlington. Winning entries will receive tickets to the April 17th Papal Mass at Nationals Park in Washington. For more information and the list of winners, go to the Archdiocese of Washington Web site.
Audio
PAPAL VISIT AUDIO (mp3s)
What does the new U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican predict for Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to the United States? Catholic News Service Rome bureau chief John Thavis reports on his conversation with Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon.
John Thavis, Catholic News Service Rome bureau chief, talks about the long term impact of a papal visit on the host country.
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John Thavis, Catholic News Service Rome bureau chief, talks about the detailed behind-the-scenes planning that goes into a papal visit.
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Regina Linskey of Catholic News Service reports on the ecumenical landscape Pope Benedict will find when he visits the United States.
Msgr. Daniel Kutys Executive Director of the USCCB Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis, talks about the learning opportunities presented by the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States.
Msgr. Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception discusses the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the shrine.
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Mercy Sister Mary Ann Walsh, USCCB Media Relations Director, discusses the intense planning underway to help the thousands of media representatives that are planning to cover Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States.
