Visit to the United States
Sept. 22-27, 2015
Sept. 22-27, 2015
In September of 2015, Pope Francis visited North America. He visited Cuba from Sept. 19-22, and then journeyed to the United States for a five-day visit. He became the first pope to address a joint session of Congress. Other highlights of his time in the nation’s capital included presiding over a canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and a visit with the Little Sisters of the Poor religious order.
In September of 2015, Pope Francis visited North America. He visited Cuba from Sept. 19-22, and then journeyed to the United States for a five-day visit. He became the first pope to address a joint session of Congress. Other highlights of his time in the nation’s capital included presiding over a canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and a visit with the Little Sisters of the Poor religious order.
From Washington, he flew to New York where he visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, addressed the United Nations General Assembly, spoke with children at Our Lady Queen of Angels Elementary School in Harlem and celebrated Mass at Madison Square Garden. In Philadelphia, on the final leg of his journey, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul and attended the World Meeting of Families gathering.
