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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 [...]

Even though their official call time was not until noon, musicians from the CUA Symphony Orchestra and the University Chamber Choir were arriving on campus around 10 a.m., Wednesday, to warm up [...]

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 [...]

Catholic University is alive with excitement Tuesday afternoon as the University community finishes up last-minute preparations for Pope Francis’s visit on Sept. 23. As musicians — including the [...]

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, [...]

Students, alumni, and faculty members from the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music will be among the talented local musicians providing music as the Pope celebrates the canonization Mass of Blessed [...]

More than two dozen reporters swarmed Carriage Hill Cabinets in Frederick, Md., Aug. 17 to get a glimpse of the altar furniture that will be used by Pope Francis in Washington, D.C., in [...]

The Archdiocese of Washington, in cooperation with Catholic Charities, launched its #WalkwithFrancis pledge campaign yesterday, as a way of helping local Catholics prepare for Pope Francis’s [...]

As members of The Catholic University of America community prepare to welcome Pope Francis to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the University campus, many are [...]