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...Disabled Fifty of the youngsters who will greet the Pope at the 4:30 p.m. Saturday event at St. Joseph's seminary in Yonkers have disabilities, and the New York Archdiocese's deaf choir will sing...
...Mass. As if to make up, Benedict has scheduled several Jewish events this week. At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday he will address Jews along with representatives of other religions at Washington's John Paul II Center. On Friday at 5:00 p.m. he will become the first Pope to visit an American synagogue when he drops by to deliver Passover greetings at Manhattan's Park East synagogue. The only controversy may occur at his Thursday 9:30 a.m. Mass at Washington's Nationals Park. The gospel passage the Pope has chosen is the verse from the Gospel of John...
Muslim Interests Those with a special interest in Islam should tune in for the Pope's interfaith meeting. One Muslim representative will be Dr. Sayyid Syeed, head of the Islamic Society of North America. Dr. Syeed noted to Voice of America News that parts of a speech the Pope gave in 2006 in Regensburg, Germany, had been "extremely painful" to Muslims, but that "I would like to make sure that if he has any misunderstanding about Islam we need to sit and discuss." He also noted that "Catholics over generations have struggled for recognition and respect. Their experience of that...
...Church and Young People The one encounter we know that the Pope specifically requested was his meeting with 25,000 young Catholics and 5,000 seminarians starting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers. One of the Church's responses to the priest shortage is expected to be more active recruitment of the young, and Benedict will probably start here, especially given the venue...
Papal Car Enthusiasts The customized Mercedes-Benz ML430 - otherwise known as the international Pope-mobile, as opposed to the one used in St. Peter's Square - will roll in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday. It will be in use in New York on Saturday after Benedict's 9:15 a.m. Mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral and during his Saturday 4:30 p.m. visit to St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers. It will tool around Yankee Stadium, where he will celebrate Sunday Mass...