He, of course, in that talk, gave really picturesque examples when he invoked Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Thomas Merton, and Dorothy Day, and in all cases, talking about the gifts of freedom, the gifts of human dignity, the need for dialogue, the need for speaking up in defense of freedom. And he called himself the son of this great continent. And like John Paul before him, he considers, when he spoke about America, the continent, North and South America we think of, that he thinks of the Americas as one. It was then that he began by saying that he, too, is a son of this great continent. The Pope's talk to Congress on the 24th of September was also especially significant.
PAPAL VISITS 2015 FULL
Listen to the full interview with Former President of the US Bishops, Archbishop Joseph E.
That statue continues to be in a special shrine in Miami, which is kind of a center, especially for the faithful of Cuba. On that occasion, Pope Francis gave me as the President of the Conference, a beautiful statue of Nostra Signora della Carità del Cobre (Our Lady of Charity), that the Bishops of Cuba had given to the Bishops of the United States. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, where I had gone to the seminary, where all the Bishops who had come from around the world were gathered. He had come to the United States, from his trip to Cuba. It was at the St.
He made a short visit to the Little Sisters of the Poor. So I had, what you might call, "a front row seat." Of course, he began in our nation's capital, at the White House, on the lawn with the US President, and going to Catholic Charity's kitchen, to serve people who were desperately in need of food. We cannot forget his visit to the United Nations, or when he went to a Catholic school in Harlem.Īs the USCCB president, I had the privilege, among others, to accompany him in all of those visits. Patrick's Cathedral, of course, the 9/11 Memorial, where we had an ecumenical and interfaith service, that was very, very moving. But even in Philadelphia, I managed to go with him and others to a correctional facility as well, and in New York City, there are many highlights, including the Mass in St. That pilgrimage ended in Philadelphia with the World Meeting of Families. There were so many photographs that were shared throughout the United States. Now, seven and a half years ago, our Holy Father visited the United States, and one of the things I remember most is that it was a real pilgrimage.
Well, of course, it's left me with a kaleidoscope of memories. You led the US bishops as Head of the USCCB when Pope Francis had come to America in 2015. Q: Archbishop Kurtz, with the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, we had the first Pope from the Americas. In the interview, the Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, speaks about the Pope's impact during these ten years of leading the universal Church. Kurtz, the former head of the US Bishops, who led the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, for the Holy Father's historic visit to the United States in 2015. As the Church celebrates the ten-year anniversary of Pope Francis' election as Pope, we speak to Archbishop Joseph E.
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