Pope to Lead Mass in D.C. During April Visit

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WHILE HE WON'T BE throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day at the Nationals' new baseball stadium, Pope Benedict XVI will be gracing the ballpark with his presence in April.

At this morning's meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore, the details of the pope's upcoming visit to the United States were announced. As Jacqueline L. Salmon and Howard Schneider report, the pope will arrive in Washington on April 15 with a visit to the White House and will celebrate Mass at the ballpark on April 17 before meeting with leaders of the nation's Catholic colleges and universities at the Catholic University of America in Northeast.

» "Pope Set to Visit Washington, New York in April" [WaPo]

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