Pope Benedict XVI met with 250 Christian leaders and 50 Catholics involved in ecumenical efforts in an ecumenical prayer service at Saint Joseph’s Church in Yorkville. The Holy Father was greeted by Cardinal Edward Egan, Archbishop of New York, and Monsignor John Sullivan, the administrator of the parish. Bishop Dennis Sullivan, vicar general of the [...]
Archive for April 18th, 2008
Pope Benedict Meets with Ecumenical Leaders
Posted in General on April 18, 2008 |
Pope Benedict Visits the Park East Synagogue
Posted in General on April 18, 2008 |
On April 18, Pope Benedict became the first Pope to visit a U.S. synagogue, making a brief visit to the Park East Synagogue in New York. He was welcomed by Rabbi Arthur Schneier, a Holocaust survivor. Children from the Park East Day School sang three Hebrew songs. The Holy Father gave the following greeting: Shalom! [...]
Following his address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, Pope Benedict XVI met with several officials of the United Nations and visited the Meditation Room in the United Nations headquarters. Later, Pope Benedict extended his greetings to the staff of the United Nations Organization. He compared the United Nations with the Holy See [...]
Pope Benedict XVI Addresses the United Nations General Assembly
Posted in Events, General on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pope Benedict XVI addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization at the organization’s headquarters in New York. Pope Benedict is the third Pope to address the United Nations, following Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. (Pope John Paul II addressed the United Nations twice, in 1979 and in 1995.) Upon arriving [...]
Arrival in New York
Posted in General on April 18, 2008 |
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Brooklyn (the location of JFK Airport) less than an hour after he departed from Washington, D.C. Cardinal Edward Egan welcomed the Holy Father to New York. Other persons greeting the Holy Father included Bishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations, Bishop William F. Murphy, bishop [...]
Departure from Washington, D.C.
Posted in Christ Our Hope, Events on April 18, 2008 |
Pope Benedict XVI left Washington, D.C. this morning aboard Shepherd One. A small delegation, including Archbishop Wuerl and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty were at Andrews Air Force Base to see him off. The flight left at approximately 8:45 a.m. EDT for the short flight to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
