NEW YORK – Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Brazil’s representative to the United Nations, said the pope’s April 18 U.N. visit will confirm the resolve of delegations to fulfill the world body’s purposes, “including peace among nations, the respect for human rights and development for all.”Read More

YONKERS, N.Y. – Here is the text of Pope John Paul II’s remarks at the April 19 rally with seminarians and young people at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y.Read More

YONKERS, N.Y. – In the most intimate public event of the papal visit so far, Pope Benedict XVI blessed 56 disabled youths and their caregivers in the chapel of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers April 19.Read More

YONKERS, N.Y. – Addressing a crowd of 25,000 young people and seminarians, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the “monster” that cast a shadow over his own childhood and urged the current generation to banish the darkness that exists today.Read More

NEW YORK – Here is the text of remarks by Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York welcoming Pope Benedict XVI before the Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York April 19.Read More

NEW YORK – Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s homily at a Mass with bishops, priests, religious and seminarians at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York April 19.Read More

NEW YORK – Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks during his visit to Park East Synagogue in New York April 18.Read More

NEW YORK – Christian leaders who gathered April 18 for an ecumenical prayer service with Pope Benedict XVI at St. Joseph’s Church in New York gave credit to the pope for joining 300 of them under one roof.Read More