Pope Francis will deliver an address to Congress in September, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday. “It is indeed my great privilege to announce that His Holiness Pope Francis will go to U . s . Capitol on Thursday, September 24, 2015. On it day, he'll almost certainly become the first leader on the Holy Take into observation address a joint meeting of Congress. Will probably be a historic visit, and we are truly grateful that Pope Francis has accepted our invitation.”
The pontiff can also be scheduled to travel to Philadelphia with the World Conference on Families and Nyc to avoid because of the United Nations.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — who, like Boehner, is Catholic — said within a statement that jane is “honored and overjoyed” concerning the visit.
“Pope Francis has renewed the faith of Catholics worldwide and inspired a whole new generation of men and women, regardless of their religious affiliation, being instruments of peace,” she added. “From the spirit in the namesake of Bay area, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis’ universal message of love and compassion speaks to millions world wide.”
The pontiff can also be scheduled to travel to Philadelphia with the World Conference on Families and Nyc to avoid because of the United Nations.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — who, like Boehner, is Catholic — said within a statement that jane is “honored and overjoyed” concerning the visit.
“Pope Francis has renewed the faith of Catholics worldwide and inspired a whole new generation of men and women, regardless of their religious affiliation, being instruments of peace,” she added. “From the spirit in the namesake of Bay area, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis’ universal message of love and compassion speaks to millions world wide.”