Pope Benedict speaks to Catholic educators

Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates mass at Nationals Park in Washington D.C., on April 17, 2008.
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Pope Benedict will address the United Nations this morning. He'll speak to the General Assembly and is expected to focus on general issues of peace and human rights.

Yesterday afternoon, Pope Benedict took time to speak to Catholic educators, including many presidents of Catholic colleges and universities. Father Dennis Dease, the president of the University of St. Thomas, was at the address.

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