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Pope's Visit: The Pontiff Is Here
9:58 a.m. Pope Benedict has processed into the stadium and to the altar, wearing red vestments and a gold miter and wearing the white, woolen stole, or pallium, of an archbishop.
9:58 a.m.
The Pope has arrived! About seven minutes ago the crowd was asked to take their seats, and moments ago the white "popemobile" made its way into the infield of Nationals' Park. Pope Benedict has the windows down, waving as he did yesterday entering the grounds of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Many in the crowd are waving gold and white papal flags, and a choir somewhere is singing as he circles infield and approaches the altar.