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Pope Francis didn’t mention either in his speech, but Breen said he views the Argentine pope’s leadership as an invitation to constructive dialogue about topics once completely off-limits. Many conservative Catholics in the USA are not happy with his criticism of...

Pope Francis did not know the details of Davis’ situation and did not offer conditional support to the defiant county clerk, the official said.

Conewago Township resident Arlette Figdore, who along with her husband, Phillip, made the pilgrimage to see Pope Francis in Philadelphia this past weekend, offered an astute observation.

We loved our brothers. Those who covered this up are guilty.

He asserted that the poor have inherent rights to education, religious freedom and other civil rights as well as lodging, labor and land.

“He gave me a lot of hope”, said Rendon said after hearing the pope speak.

The procession through Manhattan was marked by some of the most stringent and comprehensive displays of security in the city’s history, as officials try to protect a highly popular pope who thrives on mingling with the faithful.

At Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis repeated that question in Spanish – “y tu?”

The pope’s stroll in Central Park marked another generation of the Kuhn family seeing a pontiff in person.

But Francis did make a point of going over to Secretary of State John Kerry and shaking his hand.