Resultado de búsqueda
20 de abr. de 2008 · Papal Visit to Ground Zero. Pope Benedict XVI visited Ground Zero, the site of the disaster at the World Trade Center. He met with a small group of family members, first responders,...
- 25 min
- 379
10 de sept. de 2021 · On April 20, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI made the first papal visit to Ground Zero in New York. He prayed in English for “eternal light and peace for those killed and healing for their families. He asked the Lord to “Give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world where true peace and love reign among nations and in the ...
- Pope St. John Paul II: 2001
- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: 2008
- Pope Francis: 2015
It was a Tuesday. Pope John Paul II watched events unfold live on television. His press secretary later recounted how JPII sought to get in contact with US President George W. Bush by telephone to express his closeness to the American people. But the president was unreachable and in a secure location for security reasons. The Pope sent a telegram i...
On April 20, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI made the first papal visit to Ground Zero in New York. To honor the victims, the Pope chose not to give a speech. He said a prayer instead. Under a gray sky, an oboe played a mournful tune as he descended into the unfinished monument to gaze into its temporary reflecting pool. “God of understanding,” he prayed, ...
Seven years later, Pope Francis followed in his predecessor’s footsteps, visiting the completed Ground Zero monument on September 25, 2015. Only the sound of flowing water could be heard as the Holy Father laid a white rose on the edge of the reflecting pool. At this symbolic location, Pope Francis held an interreligious meeting, and appealed for a...
20 de abr. de 2008 · Updated, 10:45 a.m. | Pope Benedict XVI knelt and prayed at ground zero in Lower Manhattan this morning, blessing the site where more than 2,600 people were killed in the terrorist attack on...
21 de abr. de 2008 · NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pope Benedict ended his U.S trip on Sunday with an emotionally charged visit to Ground Zero where he prayed at the site of the felled World Trade Center, and a...
Papal Visit to Ground Zero: Directed by David Stern. With Pope Benedict XVI, Michael Bloomberg, Jon Corzine, David Paterson.
The Pope visited Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Center towers which were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. He prayed for the victims of the 9/11 attacks and met with a small group of relatives of the victims as well as a handful of first responders and survivors.
