Thursday 24 September 2015

AP PHOTOS: Adoring crowds greet pope in nation's capital

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet Pope Francis upon his arrival for state arrival ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet Pope Francis upon his arrival for state arrival ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.    

Pope Francis listens as President Barack Obama welcomes him during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.
Pope Francis listens as President Barack Obama welcomes him during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.    
Carlos Arredondo, center, from Boston, waves Vatican and US flags as he waits on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, for the arrival of Pope Francis during the state arrival ceremony. Arredondo helped save Jeff Bauman's life during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
Carlos Arredondo, center, from Boston, waves Vatican and US flags as he waits on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, for the arrival of Pope Francis during the state arrival ceremony. Arredondo helped save Jeff Bauman's life during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.  
President Barack Obama and Pope Francis walk down the Colonnade before meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.
President Barack Obama and Pope Francis walk down the Colonnade before meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.  
President Barack Obama talks with Pope Francis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.
President Barack Obama talks with Pope Francis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.  
Pope Francis arrives for the midday prayer from the Liturgy of Hours, the daily form of prayer of the Catholic Church, with bishops from the U.S., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington.
Pope Francis arrives for the midday prayer from the Liturgy of Hours, the daily form of prayer of the Catholic Church, with bishops from the U.S., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington.  
Pope Francis leaves St. Mathews Cathedral in his Fiat 500 after a midday prayer service in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, as bishops applaud.
Pope Francis leaves St. Mathews Cathedral in his Fiat 500 after a midday prayer service in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, as bishops applaud.    
Sister Marilyn Bouchard, right, takes a photo of Sister Virginia Peckham, both from Salisbury Md., as they wait for Pope Francis to arrive for the Canonization Mass of Blessed Junipero Serra, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 20145, in front of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Sister Marilyn Bouchard, right, takes a photo of Sister Virginia Peckham, both from Salisbury Md., as they wait for Pope Francis to arrive for the Canonization Mass of Blessed Junipero Serra, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 20145, in front of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.   
Pope Francis, center, arrives inside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, for the Canonization Mass of Blessed Junipero Serra.
Pope Francis, center, arrives inside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, for the Canonization Mass of Blessed Junipero Serra.  
Pope Francis arrives for the Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 U.S. Bishops, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC.
Pope Francis arrives for the Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 U.S. Bishops, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC.  
President Barack Obama and Pope Francis are flanked by a U.S. and Vatican flag during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. The Washington Monument is in the background.
President Barack Obama and Pope Francis are flanked by a U.S. and Vatican flag during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. The Washington Monument is in the background.  
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Pope Francis after this welcoming speech during the state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Pope Francis after this welcoming speech during the state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. 
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Pope Francis during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Pope Francis during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.    
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch as the Fiat 500L carrying Pope Francis arrives for a state arrival ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch as the Fiat 500L carrying Pope Francis arrives for a state arrival ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
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