VATICAN CITY — Thousands of people flocked to St. Peter’s Square Tuesday to attend a memorial Mass for Pope John Paul II, who died on that date three years ago.
The blue balloons on this Google map show you just some of the places they all traveled from.
I talked to several people in the square about why they came [...]
A lot of special events in Washington these days are drawing big numbers and keeping Metro subway operators on their toes, what with a shiny new ballpark now open and the spring’s annual cherry blossom festivities in full bloom. Add to that Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the nation’s capital April 15-17.
So Metro wants people to know it [...]
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