Pope Benedict XVI's Visit To The U.S.
Apr 20, 2008 11:40 pm US/Eastern
Local College Students Attend Yankee Stadium Mass
NEW YORK (KDKA) ―
Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up his six-day trip to the United States today.
He paid a visit to Ground Zero and presided over Mass for worshippers at Yankee Stadium in New York.
About 60,000 people are estimated to have packed into Yankee Stadium including some local people. Some 95 people from the Pittsburgh Diocese reportedly made the trip, taking two big buses to get there.
KDKA's David Highfield caught up with some of the local students from Saint Vincent College and Duquesne University who attended this afternoon's Papal Mass.
"It's really nice to see so many Catholics all together and probably people that aren't Catholic here and they're just supporting and participating in a really great Christian faith," said Saint Vincent student, Ashleigh Yuska.
"It has really been able to show us the impacts that faith can have on the community," said another Saint Vincent student, Sean Fox, "to be able to encompass everybody to really have that unity and involvement."
Another Saint Vincent student, Nathan Harig, said he is taking away a different impression the Pontiff.
"He's a lot warmer, sometimes you get the feel that he's kind of cold and distant, but he is here spreading the message of hope to all the people in New York," said Harig.
Brad Libis, who is one of several Duquesne University students working on a documentary about the Pope's visit, said he was struck by all the people who came out for the Mass.
"There is so much trouble in the Catholic Church in America as of late, but when you see all these people together that are just all together in this for the Pope, it is just really awe-inspiring," said Libis.
The Pope boarded a plane back to Vatican City this evening, officially ending his U.S. visit.
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