Archdiocese of New York Offers 5,000 Tickets to See Pope

Update: As expected, the Archdiocese's servers were overloaded, making it necessary for the Archdiocese to create a separate web page for ticket requests. As you'll see here, all of the tickets for the standing-room-only event have been allotted. However, the Archdiocese says that there is another opportunity for folks to greet the Holy Father and receive his blessing. On Saturday, April 19 he will be traveling in the popemobile up 5th Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral to 72nd Street at 1:15 p.m. No tickets are necessary for this event. The Archdiocese is suggesting that interested persons arrive early to obtain a good spot along the popemobile route.

Speaking of routes, Thomas Peters has a Google map of the Pope's D.C. routes.

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The Archdiocese of New York has said that it has 5,000 tickets available to see Pope Benedict XVI on Fifth Avenue prior to entering St. Patrick's Cathedral to celebrate Mass on Saturday, April 19. The tickets are good only for the pope's welcome rally outside the Cathedral.

Tickets can be obtained by filling out a form online at www.archny.org/papalvisit. They will be mailed out on Monday.

On the day of the event, those with tickets will have to enter at Sixth Avenue and 49th Street through security checkpoints, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. The pope is scheduled to arrive around 9 a.m.

The Mass will be televised on a huge screen in front of the cathedral.