Photos from Pope Francis around the United States.
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Pope Brings Message Of Hope to Prisoners
At the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, Pope Francis said prisons must focus on rehabilitation, and he insisted that no one is perfect and without need of forgiveness.
Seminarians, Religious Encouraged by Pope
Being one of 2,500 people in attendance for evening prayers with Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, Sept. 24, seminarian Mark Bristol described the experience as intimate.
Pope Leads Prayers for Victims of 9/11 Attacks
After silently praying at the 9/11 Memorial in Downtown Manhattan Sept. 25, Pope Francis entered the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, where he mourned the victims of the “senseless act of destruction” and asked more than 400 religious representatives to be prophets of reconciliation and peace.
Pope’s Visit Memorable For the Little Things
Austen Ivereigh writes about the papal apostolic visit, a journey that began in Santiago de Cuba and ended in Philadelphia.
It Was a Privilege to Welcome Pope to NY (with slide shows)
The Diocese of Brooklyn is quite unique. It is the smallest, in terms of territory, in the United States and yet, it is the most densely populated. It shares the boundaries of its city with an archdiocese – one of the few places in the world where that happens. So it was only appropriate that […]
Reflections on Being With the Pope
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This article is written just following our bidding farewell to our Holy Father, Pope Francis. It is my hope that this account will be an upfront and personal witness to what I, myself, experienced these past few days. On, Tuesday, Sept. 22, I traveled, along with my […]
Pope Impressed by Church in US
By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PHILADELPHIA (CNS) – As the American Airlines plane taking him to Rome from Philadelphia took off, Pope Francis said he pictured the faces of all the people he met, and he prayed for them. At the end of his first-ever visit to the United States, the pope […]
Pope Delights Philly Crowd With Spontaneous Talk on Families
Pope Francis threw away a prepared text and, to the delight of tens of thousands of people on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, spoke from the heart about the challenges and love that come with being part of a family.
‘Let Freedom Ring!’ Respect for Rights Helps Society, Pope Says
Not far from where the Liberty Bell is on display, Pope Francis urged the people of the United States to continue to “proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof,” as the bell’s inscription says.