The Pope’s Visit to DC – April 15-18
Not since 1979, has a pope visited Washington, DC. In a big event for area Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, the head of the Catholic church, will visit the nation’s capital April 15-18, 2008.
After an official White House welcome, he will meet with U.S. bishops and educators.
On Thursday, April 17th, Benedict will celebrate Mass at the new 41,222 seat Washington Nationals Park. The Archdiocese of Washington, responsible for ticket distribution, has distributed tickets to local parishes. Each parish will handle ticket distribution on parish-by-parish basis. Many parishes may have already allocated all of their tickets, but ticket distribution is expected …read more
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