Cardinal Arinze visits schools:

Four Extra Mile schools serve a black, non-Catholic student body in impoverished neighborhoods. The foundation, supported by many non-Catholics, subsidizes about 60 percent of operating costs, keeping tuition low.

At Mass in St. Charles in Homewood, the cardinal spoke beneath an image of Jesus as a crucified African.

"The school is a community of love, of caring, of training. The school … wants to build you up in character so you will be a joy to your family, so that society rejoices because of you," he told about 400 students from Holy Rosary School in Homewood, St. Agnes in Oakland, St. Benedict the Moor in the Hill District and St. James in Wilkinsburg.

There’s a couple of audio clips, as well – good use of the newfangled technology.

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