The Pope said his visit to the General Assembly of the United Nations was one of the “high points” of his visit.

Before his departure the pope said. I encourage people of goodwill everywhere to continue working tirelessly to promote justice and peaceful coexistence between people and nations.

Benedict’s three-day visit to New York was the second leg of his six-day trip to the United States — his first since he was elected to the papacy.

I’ve been reading Lisa Reyes’ blog about the visit of Pope Benedict XV1 in Washington on April 15-18 this year. Not every media outlet has access to this event as what she wrote on her blog. Read the rest of this entry »