On April 17, Pope Benedict XVI will meet with the heads of Catholic colleges and universities and superintendents from the Catholic dioceses on the campus of the Catholic University of America.
The bishops of the United States established the Catholic University of America in 1887. In its earliest years, the university admitted only graduate students. [...]
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Venue Profile: The Catholic University of America
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Venue Profile: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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On April 16, Pope Benedict XVI will meet with the Bishops of the United States at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Located adjacent to the campus of the Catholic University of America, planning for the National Shrine began in 1913. The site and the foundation stone were blessed in 1920 and [...]
