Nearly 60,000 people were at New York’s Yankee Stadium with the Pope Benedict XVI, during the mass, the pope blessed the people and told the people of United States to use their freedom wisely. What an exhilarating day it must have been for the people of NY City..!
He even stopped at Ground Zero to lead a prayer there. Surrounded by about two dozen people directly affected by the events of 9/11 — including rescue workers and firefighters — he then rose to light a memorial candle, pray and bless the site with holy water. He asked God for healing .. for those affected and who had lost their loved ones… during the 9/11 tragedy.