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Pope Benedict XVI
Pope gives followers a parting glimpse in D.C., calls for unity at U.N.
- Before leaving D.C. for the United Nations to promote human rights, Pope Benedict XVI briefly stopped to touch the lives a few enthusiastic followers.
Pontiff meets victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy
- Pope Benedict XVI met and prayed Thursday with people who were sexually abused by Catholic priests as part of his effort to address the corrosive scandal.
Address emphasizes church doctrine
- On the last evening of his D.C. visit, Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholic universities to emphasize adherence to church teachings and denounced institutions that seek high enrollment numbers over fidelity to the faith.
Pope describes American society at crossroads
- Pope Benedict XVI presided over Mass at a glittering Nationals Park stadium Thursday, urging Americans to confront the troubling issues of the times.
- Pope Benedict XVI presided over Mass at a glittering Nationals Park stadium Thursday, urging Americans to confront the troubling issues of the times.
Pope calls on ‘profound harmony of faith and reason’
- Pope Benedict XVI presided over Mass at a glittering Nationals Park stadium Thursday, urging Americans to confront the troubling issues of the times.
- Pope Benedict XVI presided over Mass at a glittering Nationals Park stadium Thursday, urging Americans to confront the troubling issues of the times.
Pope defends religion in politics
- Pope Benedict XVI defended the role of religion in politics during a historic visit to the White House on Wednesday morning, then later harshly chastised America’s Roman Catholic leaders over how they handled their notorious child sex abuse problem.
Essay wins student chance to meet pope
- Among the dignitaries set to meet Pope Benedict XVI today is Catholic University student Peter Osgood.
- Among the dignitaries set to meet Pope Benedict XVI today is Catholic University student Peter Osgood.
Advocate for disabled chosen to present gifts at papal Mass
- Theresa Travis, a blind D.C. resident who has spent much of her life advocating for people with disabilities, will walk down the aisle at today’s papal Mass as one of the service’s gift bearers.
- Theresa Travis, a blind D.C. resident who has spent much of her life advocating for people with disabilities, will walk down the aisle at today’s papal Mass as one of the service’s gift bearers.
Faithful pack White House lawn, streets
- District residents Passy Pomeroy and Immy-Rose Lassiter, both born in Uganda, waved yellow and white Vatican flags as they joined several thousand others on the White House lawn Wednesday in singing happy birthday to Pope Benedict XVI.
- District residents Passy Pomeroy and Immy-Rose Lassiter, both born in Uganda, waved yellow and white Vatican flags as they joined several thousand others on the White House lawn Wednesday in singing happy birthday to Pope Benedict XVI.
American Catholics get firsthand look at the pope
- District residents Passy Pomeroy and Immy-Rose Lassiter, both born in Uganda, waved yellow-and-white Vatican flags as they joined several thousand others on the White House lawn Wednesday in singing happy birthday to Pope Benedict XVI.
- District residents Passy Pomeroy and Immy-Rose Lassiter, both born in Uganda, waved yellow-and-white Vatican flags as they joined several thousand others on the White House lawn Wednesday in singing happy birthday to Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict XVI greeted as Washington sojourn begins
- President Bush and an enthusiastic crowd of adoring followers greeted Pope Benedict XVI at Andrews Air Force Base on Tuesday, launching the second papal visit to the nation’s capital in the Catholic Church’s history.