When Pope Francis made his first trip to the U.S. at the end of September it was an exciting time for American Catholics, including those at Dominican University. The College was fortunate to receive 40 tickets from the NY Archdiocese to see Pope Francis celebrate mass at Madison Square Garden on Friday, September 25, 2015. Interested students, faculty, administrators and staff were randomly selected to attend the mass and be part of his historic visit.
The Pope’s visit also led to a lot of media attention for Dominican University, with our administrators speaking as commentators on radio and TV and our students being featured on radio and TV newscasts, as follows:
- WRCR Radio host Steve Possell interviewed Dominican University President Sr. Mary Eileen, O.P., live about her impression of Pope Francis on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. >Listen
- News 12 featured Dominican University Students Brianna Torres and Erica Descartes about their impending trip to see Pope Francis on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 >Watch
- Dominican University Director of Campus Ministry Sr. Barbara McEneany, O.P., was a special guest on RNN-TV’s Richard French Live show, as part of the special coverage of the Pope’s visit to the U.S on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. >Watch
- WHUD Radio interviewed Dominican University student Kiara Rivera about her anticipation to see Pope Francis, on Thursday, September 24, 2015. >Listen
- News 12 was there when a group from the College left Rockland, traveling by bus to see Pope Francis celebrate mass at Madison Square Garden, on Friday, September 25, 2015.