The Catholic Standard and El Pregonero, the official newspapers of the Archdiocese of Washington, are running an 8-part series on the papacy and Pope Benedict in preparation for the Holy Father's visit. Columns will be posted here weekly, formatted for bulletins. Permission is given for parishes and schools to reproduce the columns in their entirety and with no changes.
(Please note: the English and Spanish are running on different print schedules.)

• The Call of Peter (by Msgr. Peter Vaghi) (en español)
• The Man Who is Pope Benedict (by Msgr. Kevin Hart) (en español)
• The Leadership of Peter (by Rev. Thomas G. Weinandy, O.F.M., Cap.) (en español)
• The Work of the Papacy Today (by Msgr. Charles Antonicelli) (en español)
• Peter and the Call of the Gentiles (by Rev. Francis Martin) (en español)
• Peter Through the Ages (by Rev. John Dillon) (en español)
• Peter, the Risen Lord and the Early Church (Rev. Gerald O'Collins, S.J.) (en español)
  

Still to come:

• Theme "Christ Our Hope" Prepares Us to Welcome the Holy Father (by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.)