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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Pope Benedict's US visit

Pope Benedict's US visit stories: 26 news summaries

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 Priest Sex Abuse 

Pontiff promises to make sure it won't happen again

Apr 15, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI said today he is "deeply ashamed" by the priest sex-abuse scandal that caused a crisis of faith in the US, and he vowed that the church "will absolutely exclude pedophiles" from the priesthood, the AP reports. "We will do whatever is possible so that... More »

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US Catholics Like Benedict, but Not Rome

Poll shows faithful admire pontiff but find church out of sync

Apr 15, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his first visit to America, a Washington Post poll finds that the pontiff enjoys wide support among US Catholics. Nearly three in four say that they have a positive impression of Benedict. But the poll also reveals that most Catholics find the church out... More »

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Pope Will Address Abuse Crisis During US Visit

Pontiff aims 'to open the path of healing and reconciliation'

Apr 8, 08 9:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI will address the clergy sex-abuse crisis during his visit to the US next week, a top aide tells the AP. The pontiff, who begins the six-day trip Tuesday in Washington, "will try to open the path of healing and reconciliation" during a mass for clergy members... More »

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Pope Fans Rush for Tour Tickets

Demand is high ahead of Benedict's US visit in April

Feb 26, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI will be making his first visit to the US in April, and tickets for two super masses are in high demand, USA Today reports. Ticket requests for the masses at Yankee Stadium and Washington's National Park stadium are already more than double the number of seats available.... More »

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Pope to Shun Boston on US Visit

Omission of city at center of church sex abuse scandal raises ire

Nov 14, 07 7:52 AM CST
(Newser) - For his much-anticipated inaugural trip to the US this spring Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit the White House, the United Nations, the site of the World Trade Center—but not Boston, where the Church sex abuse scandal first erupted. The omission of Boston from the papal tour has infuriated... More »

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Pope Will Visit US in April

Pontiff will go to DC, Ground Zero, Yankee Stadium

Nov 12, 07 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the US in April, visiting the White House, Ground Zero, and the United Nations, the Washington Post reports. On his first trip to the country as pope, and the first papal visit since John Paul II's stop in St. Louis in 1999, he'll say... More »

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