
Mainers attend pope’s visit, Wednesday
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Bishop Robert Deeley of Maine was among the nation's bishops who gathered outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle prior to noonday prayers with Pope Francis on Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, left, former Democratic state legislator Anne Rand of Portland and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, the House minority leader, gather during a welcoming ceremony Wednesday morning for Pope Francis' arrival at the White House.
The Rev. Michael Seavey, administrator of the parishes of Portland, and U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, attend the welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis' arrival at the White House on Wednesday morning for a private meeting with President Obama.
Maine's Bishop Robert P. Deeley greets Pope Francis in this still image taken from CatholicTV's presentation of midday prayers. Deeley was among a small group of bishops who had the opportunity to personally greet the pope.
Bishop Robert Deeley of Maine on Wednesday visited the chapel at St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C.
Steve Letourneau, CEO of Catholic Charities Maine, at Wednesday's canonization Mass in Washington.
Maine state Rep. Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, stands in front of a poster of Pope Francis at a Metro stop in Washington, D.C., where he saw the pontiff celebrate Mass on Wednesday afternoon at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the University Mall at the Catholic University of America.
Bishop Robert P. Deeley of the Diocese of Portland stands with other bishops at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Suzanne Lafreniere, public policy director for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, at Wednesday's Mass.