Archdiocese Organizes Trip to New York for Mass with Pope Benedict XVI

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is organizing a trip to New York April 17-21 for the visit there by Pope Benedict XVI.

The pilgrimage will include attending a papal Mass at Yankee Stadium Sunday, April 20.

"The first pastoral visit of Pope Benedict XVI to our nation is, indeed, a historic event," said Archbishop Raymond Burke in announcing the pilgrimage.

The Archdioceses of Washington, D.C., and New York "have graciously offered the possibility of participation by faithful of the Archdiocese of St. Louis," he said. The pope will be in Washington for two days before going to New York.

"Having received the invitation of the archbishop of New York, Cardinal Edward Egan, I wanted to organize, with the help of Msgr. Henry J. Breier and Ms. Jennifer Stanard, a pilgrimage of archdiocesan faithful to meet the Holy Father when he visits New York," Archbishop Burke said.

He said all of the seminarians at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in Shrewsbury will have the opportunity to meet the pope in New York when he gathers with seminarians from across the nation.

Msgr. Breier, secretary to the archbishop, said that tickets are limited and that the archdiocese has asked for 100. "We wish we could get more so more people could go," said Msgr. Breier, who will lead the pilgrimage...

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