The Pope Visits Catholic University exhibit is opening at CUA this week

by martinaolbertova

Earlier this summer the Catholic University of America hosted its greatest visit of the year, when the Pope Benedict XVI visited the campus of the university. In honor of this exceptional occasion, the CUA organized the exhibit Together in Faith: The Pope Visits Catholic University, which has just opened its doors to the visitors this week…

As the CUA is the only bishop-founded university in the United States and with the immense acreage of its campus is often called the second Rome (or second Vatican), the opportunity to see the Pope was a very precious experience for the staff and the university students. To spread the inspiration that the religion has to offer, the CUA decided to make this exhibit traveling around the whole campus so that it i easily accessible to whole range of students from the various parts of the university.

During the next three months both students and visitors will have a unique chance to learn more about the Pope’s visit to the CUA, as well as about things that had been made specifically for his visit. The exposition includes such pieces as the Pope’s chair lined with the white leather, one of the oldest of the 49 copies of the Pope’s original papyrus facsimile, the papal zucchetto (or skullcap), which Pope Benedict XVI himself wore during his visit of the CUA (just for those interested, his later visit at the UN was served in the skullcap given to him by the CUA), the exhibition also shows the prayer beads that Pope Benedict XVI gave to CUA or three different T-shirts with Benedict motif that were made especially for the occasion of the Pope’s visit.

If you are interested in learning more about the Pope’s visit to the Catholic University of America, visit this traveling exhibit held at their campus, it will be opened until October 19. If from some reason you can not come and are still interested in the exposition, please look at the pictures that I managed to take there just today and share the inspiring atmosphere with me at least through my blog…