Pope calls for tackling climate change

In his speech, the president said the USA cherishes religious liberty and the Pope’s presence reminds us of that.

“Chances are he probably won’t come out that way so this is really, spiritually, a chance of a lifetime”, he said.

“I want to get the video but I also want to look in his eyes so there’s a moment where I drop the video”, she said.

Washington is the first stop on the Argentine Pope’s six-day visit to the United States.

Mayor Oscar Leeser attended the ceremony held on the White House lawn for Pope Francis.

With that fire the pontiff heads to Congress to speak with politicians tomorrow.

Cassie Chlebowski won’t need a lot for her weekend trip, but there’s one thing she won’t leave behind; her Bible.

CNN reports that some members of the crowds in the area of the National Mall-where the pope is set to proceed momentarily in his signature popemobile-have been doing “the wave”. Principal Edward Higgins approach was to have fun with it. You’ve heard of “Flat Stanley”, well they had “Flat Francis“.

“We are living at a critical moment of history”.

Respect for the pueblo fiel-which literally means “the faithful people” and connotes respect for the common man and woman-has been perhaps the most prominent theme of Francis’ public statements since well before he was named pope. But, it seems Pope Francis is willing to bend the rules – at least for the kids. Just a few hundred invited guests and students from local Catholic schools were allowed into the base, with only four children picked to meet the Pope up close.

There, he will canonize 18th century Spanish missionary Friar Junipero Serra over the objections of critics who say that Serra suppressed Native American cultures in what is now California. It was a welcome message to many U.S. bishops and conservatives who have objected to the Obama administration’s health care mandate and the recent Supreme Court legalization of same-sex marriage.

The group leaves from campus Thursday night. Marine Alex Happ carried the Vatican flag at the Pope’s welcome ceremony in D.C. He tweeted pictures.

She said she was pleased with Francis’ address to the crowd, in which he said he was ready to listen to the “hopes and dreams of the American people”. Happ graduated from St. Thomas More a year ago.