Videos: Day 1 highlights of Pope Benedict's visit

First, CNN's raw video of Pope Benedict XVI stepping off the plane and being greeted by President bush:

I've also created a photopost of the ceremony and liveblogged it and listed the dignitaries present.

Second, Dominican Friars pull off an engineering feat in mounting a banner to welcome the pope properly:


It looks like the banner turned out nicely! This is the view Pope Benedict will have of it tomorrow.

Third and finally, Local WBAL reports on the preparations for the Papal Mass happening on Thursday:


Exciting times!