Pope gives followers a parting glimpse in D.C., calls for unity at U.N.

Before leaving D.C. for the United Nations to promote human rights, Pope Benedict XVI briefly stopped to touch the lives a few enthusiastic followers.

More than 150 young adults, ages 20 to 30-something, waited outside the Vatican Embassy early Friday morning for one last glimpse of the leader of the Catholic Church. As the crowd waited for the pope, Monsignor Rob Panke, of the Washington Archdiocese, led the group in songs and urged cheers of “Be-Ne-Dict! Be-Ne-Dict! Be-Ne-Dict!”