4/30/2023 0 Comments Papal visits 2015While he is certain of a warm welcome, Francis’ trip will include uncomfortable moments – as is typical of a pontiff who has disrupted the status quo and questioned the morality of modern society. READ: Pope Francis brings tough love to America Officials have said, however, that they have not detected any specific terrorist threat to the pope while he is in the United States. and involving federal, state and city law enforcement. The highly anticipated visit is triggering one of the largest security mobilizations in U.S. He’ll then head to New York, where he will host a religious service at the ground zero site of the September 11 attacks in 2001 and address the United Nations. Thursday could be the most politically significant day of his trip, with the first-ever joint address to Congress by a pontiff. He’ll hold a canonization later in the day at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The pope will then parade through downtown Washington in his Popemobile, with thousands of people expected to line the sidewalks. Obama will roll out an official welcoming ceremony for Francis on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. After a busy few days in Cuba, Francis has no scheduled events on Tuesday night and will remain at the residence of the Apostolic Nuncio or Vatican ambassador to the United States. READ: Pope Francis’ remarks at the White HouseĪfter a brief private meeting with Obama in a VIP suite, the pope climbed into a black Fiat hatchback car with the number plate SCV 1, which was much smaller than the limousine foreign visitors normally take in Washington – in keeping with his rejection of much of the pageantry that accompanies the papacy and his desire to live a humble life. He dismissed suggestions that he was a socialist or a “lefty,” saying that despite his warnings of the inequities in the global economic system, his beliefs were consistent with the established social doctrine of the Church. On the plane en route to the United States, Francis told reporters, including CNN’s Rosa Flores, that he was happy to make his first U.S. The crowd chanted “Ho Ho, Hey, Hey Hey, Welcome to the U.S.A.” as Francis became the fourth head of the Catholic Church to visit the United States, nearly 50 years after Paul VI made the first visit by a pontiff to the country in October 1965. Obama greeted him at the foot of the steps with a handshake and a warm smile. Peter and Paul, speakĪt Independence Hall before attending the Festival of Families on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.The Argentine-born Pope appeared at the top of the stairs of the plane in a white cassock, smiled and removed his skullcap so it would not be blown away by the wind. Pope Francis will arrive in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 26 and celebrate a Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Patrick's Cathedral, Madison Square Garden, have a procession through Central Park and address the United Nations. Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25, where he will hold massesĪt St. Pope Francis will be visiting the United States
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