The Vatican leaves nothing to chance. They’ve released all the prayers, readings, and even the hymns for the pope’s upcoming visit — and you can even download them. From CWN: The Missal covers each of the major public events on the Pope’s schedule during his visits to Washington and New York: * Evening prayer at…

That would be the fellow on the right. It was only a matter of time before the media zeroed in on one of the pontiff’s more telegenic employees: his secretary. Time magazine has taken up this difficult journalistic task: When Pope Benedict XVI touches down for his first papal visit in the United States next…

In its ongoing run-up to the pope’s visit, the Washington Post is taking a look at how some Catholics live, and has discovered — surprise surprise — that some of them really are Catholic: During an era when two-thirds of young Catholics say they can be good Catholics without going to Mass and many believe…

Personally, I think this sounds clever and cute. But others, I guess, disagreed. From the AP: The transportation agency for the nation’s capital has pulled a promotional video from YouTube after the Archdiocese of Washington complained about the star: a Pope Benedict XVI bobblehead doll. The video aimed to encourage people to take Metro to…

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