Birth Name: Joseph Alois Ratzinger
Born: 16 April 1927 (age 80)
Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany
April 17 will include a public Mass at the new Nationals Stadium in Washington and a meeting with the presidents of Catholic universities and diocesan heads of education at Catholic University of America, as well as a meeting with representatives of other religions at the John Paul II Cultural Center.
April 18 - Pope Benedict XVI will fly to New York City to address the United Nations. He will also meet with ecumenical leaders at a New York City parish that evening.
On April 19 he will celebrate a Mass for priests, deacons and members of religious orders at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and will meet with young Catholics at St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers.
April 20 will include a visit to ground zero, the site of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, and a public Mass at Yankee Stadium.
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