Archdiocesan faithful join in Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium

April 20, 2008 - Several buses left from around the archdiocese carrying priests, deacons, religious and lay faithful of the archdiocese to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx for the culminating Mass of Pope Benedict's visit to the United States. An enthusiastic crowd of 57,000 greeted the Holy Father as he arrived in his popemobile and made his way to the main altar, placed over second base. Prior to his arrival the audience was treated to a two-hour concert. Minutes before his arrival, young people performed a choreographed presentation of flying large white paper birds around the entire stadium, ending in the release of a flock of live doves which soared into the air, symbolizing the coming of the Holy Spirit in the midst of the gathering. (Photos by Synergic Systems).

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