Pope Benedict asked Catholics around the world on Sunday to pray for his trip to the United States, saying he hoped it would lead to a spiritual renewal of America's faithful.
"Dear brothers and sisters, I ask you all to pray for the success of my visit, so that it may be a time of spiritual renewal for all Americans," the Pontiff said, addressing the crowds in St. Peter's Square.
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It's a frustrating quandary for universities, orchestras and other nonprofit organizations in two dozen states. They have the money they need to save jobs, offer scholarships and put on a solid schedule of programs, but face state laws that keep them from using any of it.
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The North Carolina Symphony has all the money it needs. But in this economy, the orchestra isn't allowed to touch it.
The value of its endowment stands at nearly $6.9 million, a fund the symphony planned to tap this year to help pay its musicians and put on concerts. But because of the slump on Wall Street, the endowment is worth less than the original donations that created it. That means, under North Carolina law, that the money is off limits.
