The Holy Father Has Landed

• RORATE CAELI: 3:55 PM EST: Peter is in America (minor quibble, it is now EDT here in the Eastern Zone of the US!)
• WDTPRS: Fuller account of what the Pope said on the airplane (this story is based on a report from the NY Times)
• WDTPRS: VIS in the Pope's USA visit (Andrews Air Force Base is in Prince George's County, Maryland. As a Military base, it is part of the Archdiocese for the Military Services. Fox News reported that several thousand military members and their families were invited to attend the landing at the Air Force Base. One could see them on the TV shot.).