Papal
Nov 12 2007, AP

Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the United States for the first time as pontiff next year to meet with President Bush, address the United Nations and visit ground zero, a Vatican official told American bishops Monday.The pope also will celebrate Mass at...

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Mountain Productions employees Stanley Johnson, left, and George Ellis prepare to slide a panel in place while helping to build a temporary stage at Friday, April 11, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y. Pope Benedict XVI will visit the...