John Paul II Cultural Center (Washington, D.C.)

 museum, conference centre, catholicism, television broadcast station / TV centre

3900 Harewood Road, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Phone: 202-635-5400
Fax: 202-635-5411

www.jp2cc.org/

Named in memory of the late pontiff, this is more of a museum than a cultural center. Among other things, it features the only Swiss guardsman uniform on display outside of Rome.
The center was opened to the public in a ceremony in March 2001, attended by President George W. Bush, several cardinals, members of Congress and other dignitaries.
The Center's original purpose was to explore the intersection of faith and culture through interactive displays, academic discussion and research, and museum exhibits.

Pope Benedict XVI met with about 200 representatives of Islam, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center on April 17, 2008

EWTN - Eternal Word Television Network broadcasts their news program from here with Raymond Arroyo
www.ewtn.com/
www.ewtn.com/tv/live/worldover.asp