Pope Francis arrived on his first visit ever to the United States, bringing to Washington a message that its power and wealth should be used to serve humanity.
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“Whereas Pope Francis – I really pay a lot more attention to what it is he’s saying, what it is he’s trying to get across to everybody”.
Media, clergy and politicians were straining to catch the first glimpse of the “People’s Pope” as he took his first steps on US soil since becoming pope in 2013.
Evans, who attends Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Denver, will join dozens of other local Catholics from around the Diocese of Charlotte and board buses to Philadelphia early Wednesday morning to see the Pope later this week.
“He is not supposed to be somebody who lives in palatial splendor and has all kinds of people around him fawning … he is supposed to be exactly what this Pope Francis is, and that is a servant of the servants”, said Clements. And when he did, he was greeted by President Barack Obama and the first family, as well as Vice President Joe Biden, his wife, and two granddaughters. He said the visit to Cuba was a pastoral visit with the Catholic community.
Pope Francis waves from a Fiat 500 as his motorcade departs from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, September 22, 2015, where President and Mrs. Obama welcomed him. He will also hold mass outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and address Congress during his D.C. visit.
Other than immigration, Pope Francis is expected to address several controversial issues including climate change, marriage, abortion, and income inequality.
Community members from Milwaukee, including members from Voces de la Frontera and MICAH, which stands for Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope, received a blessing before heading to Washington, D.C. on Thursday to see Pope Francis.
Reid expects Pope Francis to spread a similar message.
In a CBS News-New York Times poll, 63 percent of them say they have a favorable opinion of him.
Among the strongest supporters of the Argentine pope are American Hispanics, making up 34 percent of American Catholics.
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For those who can’t be up close, there is live streaming available of his trip.
