Pope Francis encouraged an audience of Catholic school students and immigrants to live with joy and dare to dream.
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Pope Francis Visits Ground Zero, Meets With 9/11 Survivors, Relatives
Pope Francis’ Sept. 25 visit to ground zero was unlike any of his other stops in New York or Washington.
Pope at 9/11 Memorial: Violence is Never Impersonal, Always Brings Tears
Honoring both the pain and the strength of the families of those who died at the World Trade Center on 9/11 and drawing on the pools of water that are part of the site’s memorial, Pope Francis spoke about tears and quenching the world’s longing for peace.
In NY Service, Pope Offers Encouragement to Men, Women Religious
During an evening prayer service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Pope Francis thanked the nation’s priests, brothers and women religious for their service and gave particular thanks to women religious saying, “Where would the church be without you?”
Pope to Congress: Stop Bickering, World Needs Your Help
The past, the promise and the potential of the U.S. must not be smothered by bickering and even hatred at a time when the U.S. people and the world need a helping hand, Pope Francis told Congress.
Pope Tells Obama He’s Ready To Learn in US
Pope Francis introduced himself to President Barack Obama and all people of the United States as a “son of an immigrant family” arriving in the United States for the first time to learn from others and to share from his own experience.
At Canonization Mass, Pope Urges Faith Sharing
Canonizing the 18th-century Spanish missionary, Blessed Junipero Serra, Pope Francis insisted a person’s faith is alive only when it is shared.
A Pope Who Understands
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Brooklyn and Queens Kids Welcome Pope Francis
Five students from the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens were selected for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to greet Pope Francis after his landing at the John F. Kennedy Airport on Thursday, Sept. 24. During the welcome ceremony, the students were set to give the pope a spiritual bouquet made out of prayers from students from the 86 schools in Brooklyn and Queens.