Pope Benedict XVI Visits Ground Zero In New York

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Workers at Ground Zero prepare for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI April 20, 2008 in New York City. The pontiff will hold a prayer service with some family members of those who were killed on 9/11.

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Pope Benedict XVI (L) shakes hands with Port Authority Police Lt. John McLoughlin during a prayer service with some law enforcement and family members of those who were killed on 9/11 at the Ground Zero site April 20, 2008 in New York City. McLoughlin was injured in the attack on the World Trade Center. The pontiff lit a candle and offered a prayer for those who died or were injured in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 attacks.

Pope Benedict XVI (C, in white) lights a candle during a brief ceremony at the site of the north tower of the World Trade Center at Ground Zero while surrounded by 9/11 family members and local officials April 20, 2008 in New York City. The pontiff will celebrate Mass in Yankee Stadium before departing New York later today.

Pope Benedict XVI presides over a ceremony with family members of some of those who were killed on 9/11 at the Ground Zero site April 20, 2008 in New York City. The pontiff lit a candle and offered a prayer for those who died or were injured in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

A man kneels before Pope Benedict XVI at the site of the north tower of the World Trade Center during a ceremony at Ground Zero April 20, 2008 in New York.

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