Pope Benedict XVI's Visit to the United States

April 15 - 20, 2008

St. John's University marks Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States with a weeklong calendar of activities and outward signs of unity with the leader of our Catholic faith.

“St. John’s will be united in prayer with the Holy Father as he makes his first Papal visit to the United States,” says Pamela Shea-Byrnes, D.Min., Vice President for University Ministry and University Events. “His visit connects the American Catholic Church to the Universal Church and emphasizes that we are one, holy, catholic and apostolic, that we have a tradition of faith that he represents.”

View the event calendar for all of the ways that you can be united in prayer, along with our additional resources about Pope Benedict XVI's visit:

Pope Benedict XVI
Christ Our Hope
Apostolic Journey to the United States 2008
Pope Benedict XVI meets with Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C. and Rev. Jean-Pierre Ruiz at The Vatican in 2007