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Pope Visits WTC Site
Pope Benedict XVI continued his tour of New York with a visit to Ground Zero, where he met with survivors and rescue workers after a silent prayer.
He also offered prayers for rescuers, victims, as well as "those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred".
The Pope will later celebrate Mass at New York's Yankees stadium before flying home.
It will be the conclusion to what observers say has been a successful trip.
His visit has dominated the American media, and demand for the 55,000 tickets for Sunday's Mass has far outstripped supply, reports the BBC's David Willey in New York.
In a personal address on Saturday, Benedict told youths at a New York rally about growing up under the "monster" of Nazism.
With a candour that correspondents say has been a hallmark of this visit, he spoke publicly for the first time about being forced to join the Hitler Youth and being conscripted into the Nazi army.
The Pope has also repeatedly condemned paedophile Catholic priests. More than 4,000 US Catholic clergy have been accused of sexually abusing minors since 1950.






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at 15:20 on April 21st, 2008
jordan - quite the week in coverage! Thanks! "GS"!!