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He is often called the “people’s pope” and that couldn’t have been more evident than when Pope Francis arrived on CUA’s campus just before 4:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The crowd of 25,000 [...]

After months of preparation, involving thousands of people from the University community, more than 25,000 people flocked to the campus of The Catholic University of America Sept. 23 to hear Pope [...]

For ticketed guests at the papal Mass, waiting is part of the experience. On big screens, the early faithful watched Pope Francis on his parade route along the Ellipse. They cheered along with [...]

One thousand volunteers were the first to arrive this morning between 7 and 8 a.m. After picking up their credentials and official blue polo shirts, they had a few moments to enjoy the blue sky [...]

With the world’s attention on the Holy Father’s first visit to the United States, some 900 members of the media will be on the campus of The Catholic University of America on Sept. 23 to cover [...]

Nearly 70 musicians from the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music gathered in Ward Hall Thursday for a joint rehearsal of the repertoire to be performed during next week’s papal Mass. The musicians, [...]

This morning, dozens of reporters assembled on the University Mall for an inside look at the preparations that are underway for the Sept. 23 Mass on the East Portico of the Basilica of the [...]

In preparation for next week’s papal visit, students at The Catholic University of America practiced their Spanish-language skills during a special Mass held Tuesday at Caldwell Chapel. The Mass, [...]

Two of the Catholic University architecture students who designed the altar to be used by Pope Francis saw the altar in a whole new way today. The altar was moved to the Basilica of the National [...]

In just over one month, media will arrive on campus eagerly awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis. Today, TV crews in satellite trucks arrived at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the [...]