Pope Benedict XVI Prays For Peace At Ground Zero 
  Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger

When is the last time you read about Ground Zero in the news?  I haven't seen articles on it - or even the progress of construction there - in a long time.  On the last day of his stay in America, Pope Benedict XVI visited the site of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack at 9:15 am today, asking God to bless those who "suffered death, injury and loss" and asked for peace to be brought to "our violent world."  Twenty-four people affected by the September 11th, 2001 attacks came with the Pope and hundreds of others gathered around just beyond police barricades, Catholics and non-Catholic's alike, hoping to see the Pope in person.

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The AP reports that the site where the WTC was is now usually filled with hundreds of workers who are building a 102-story skyscraper, memorial and transit hub.  The remains of more than 1,100 people have never been identified.

"We ask You in Your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here," the Pope said, "The heroic first-responders, our fire fighters, police officers, emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel, along with all the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy simply because their work or service brought them here on September 11, 2001."

Related:  http://www.uspapalvisit.org/

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