Papal Visit
Be shepherds concerned only for God and others, pope tells U.S. bishops
"Woe to us," he said, "if we make of the cross a banner of worldly struggles and fail to realize that the price of lasting victory is allowing ourselves to be wounded and consumed."
Pope, ‘son of immigrant family,’ tells Obama he’s ready to learn in U.S.
In a country the pope said he knows was "largely built" by immigrant families, he made his debut speech to Americans Sept. 23 on the South Lawn of the White House with some 20,000 people in attendance.
El Papa, ‘hijo de una familia de inmigrantes’, le dice a Obama que está listo para aprender en los EEUU
El papa Francisco se presentó él mismo ante el presidente Barack Obama y ante todo el pueblo de los Estados Unidos como "hijo de una familia de inmigrantes ", que llegaba a los EEUU por primera vez para aprender de otros y para compartir su propia experiencia.
At White House, hours in line for brief welcoming ceremony
The 11,000 ticketed guests and a cast of hundreds extra -- military units, musicians and federal employees -- who waited on the White House lawn to greet Pope Francis Sept. 23 were clearly there as fans of the visiting pope.
People attending a predawn Mass say Pope Francis gives them hope
Parishioners and visitors attending the predawn bilingual Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church in Washington Sept. 23 were urged to pray that the pope's words during his U.S. visit would have an impact.
Familia argentina viaja por carretera 13,000 millas para ver el papa
RALEIGH, Carolina del Norte (CNS) — La familia Walker pasó por la entrada lateral de la catedral Sacred Heart en Raleigh. Con un bolso en el hombro y un niño de tres años de edad en su cadera, mamá Noel Zemborain sonreía. Con mochila en su cintura, papá Catrie Walker sostenía la puerta mientras sus […]
Pilgrims and soldiers make their way to Phila. for papal events
As pilgrims from the Diocese of Erie drove across Pennsylvania Monday, Sept. 21 they met personnel of the Pennsylvania National Guard at a turnpike stop, also bound for Philadelphia.
On plane from Rome, pope defends teaching on social issues
Responding to a headline, "Is the pope Catholic?" Pope Francis told reporters, "I follow the church and in this, I do not think I am wrong. Maybe I have given an impression of being a little bit to the left. But if they want me to recite the Creed, I can!"
Pope Francis arrives in U.S. to begin three-city visit
The plane bearing Pope Francis touched down in Maryland Tuesday afternoon, greeted by President Barack Obama and his family. The pontiff begins his first apostolic visit to the United States with events planned this week in Washington, D.C., followed by stops in New York City and ending in Philadelphia this weekend.
Pope tells Cubans that families are opportunities, not problems
Families are "an opportunity that we must protect and care for," he said at a meeting with Cuban families at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. "Without family, without the warmth of home, life becomes empty."