Posted in Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, D.C. on April 30th, 2008 No Comments »
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 30, 2008 (Zenit.org).
I Have Had the Joy of Announcing ‘Christ Our Hope’”
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
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Even if a few days have already passed since my return, I would like to dedicate the catechesis of today, as […]
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April 16th is a day I will not soon forget. It’s not often that you are with Popes and Presidents all in one day. The day began for well before my usual rising time, we had to get an early start if we were to be on time. Fr. James Cuddy, […]
Posted in Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, D.C. on April 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Rev. Br. Hugh Vincent Dyer, OP, waits for the Popemobile along the parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. He stands outside St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church, where he ministers as a Deacon.
In the photo above, Fr. David Mott, OP, is seen in the foreground hearing confessions. Fr. Matthew Rzeczkowski, OP, is in […]
Posted in Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, D.C. on April 19th, 2008 No Comments »
As the Popemobile passed in front of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, you can see the Pope leaning out his window to greet the throng of black-cappa’d Dominicans gathered to welcome him.
Photo by Yuri Gripas, Reuters.
Posted in Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, D.C. on April 17th, 2008 No Comments »
A few of the friars were able to obtain tickets to the South Lawn of the White House of the official visit of Pope Benedict XVI to President and Mrs. George Bush. On a beautifully clear day in Washington, thousands were gathered to see the Pope on his first full day in America, which […]
Posted in Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, D.C. on April 17th, 2008 No Comments »
One of our brothers was given the great privilege of being able to serve as an assisting Deacon for the Holy Father during his celebration of the liturgical office of Vespers with the Bishops of the United States. While waiting in the sacristy for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI and his entourage, he took […]
Posted in Pope Benedict XVI, House of Studies, Washington, D.C., Rome, Italy on April 15th, 2008 No Comments »
The Dominican Friars of the Priory of the Immaculate Conception have unfurled a banner welcoming the Holy Father to America (watch video below). The banner faces 4th Street in Northwest Washington, DC and will be visible to the Holy Father as he makes his way up the parade route from the U.S. Bishops’ Conference […]
