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St. Patrick's press conference
Just after 8:30 this morning, I was shivering in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue...
Wuerl's thoughts on papal visit
One man who got to be with the pope almost continuously during Benedict's visit was Washington's...
Kelly Clarkson sings Ave Maria
I have rarely heard a voice much like that one; soaring into the early evening air; full-throated...
About Sen. Kennedy
In yesterday's post, I said Sen. Ted Kennedy did not receive Holy Communion at the Nationals Mass...
Wafer watch: Kerry and Kennedy
I'm in the freezing press room at the Sheraton New York, waiting for Benedict to appear at Park E...
More on the victims who met with Benedict
I got the call at 3 p.m. as I was returning home from the Mass. I had been up since 5 a.m. cov...
Wow - what a Mass
Benedict XVI just left the field — what a splendid event this was — great music, faul...
Pope calls for 'reconciliation' around sexual abus
During his homily, the pope asked his flock to "love your priests," and create an environment of...
Mass features women, minorities
Today's Mass is featuring women and racial minorities, highlighting the Catholic Church's broad a...
Pope hopes to 'renew the hope and love' of Jesus C
Pope Benedict XVI just began celebrating Mass at Nationals Park. His assistant removed his golden...
The bishops and their professor
My goodness - what a reception the pope had here at the Shrine. The crowds started assembling...
But will he talk to the victims?
There's lots of mixed signals going on in view of Benedict's remarks this morning on the papal pl...
Papal press mess
Showed up this morning at the media center for the papal visit, ensconced at the Westin Hotel on...
Blockade on Massachusetts Avenue
The latest from the archdiocese: The northbound lanes of Massachusetts Avenue between Whitehaven...
New York takes huge security precautions
The following is what our United Nations reporter, Betsy Pisik, wrote Friday after a security bri...
