September 24, 2015: Pope Francis will address the United States Congress



Pope to address US Congress September 24

Pope Francis will visit the United States Capitol on September 24th and deliver an address to a joint session of Congress. 

It will be the first ever address to Congress by a Pope. 

House Speaker John Boehner, a Catholic, said in a statement that the Pope’s "teachings, prayers, and very example bring us back to the blessings of simple things and our obligations to one another.”