Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic church, began his first visit to the United States on Tuesday, September 22nd. He was greeted by President Barack Obama at Joint Base Andrews, where he landed. On Wednesday, he lead a prayer in St. Matthew's Cathedral with bishops from the United States, and later that day he held a canonization Mass for Junipero Serra, an 18th century Spanish Franciscan missionary. On Thursday, he made an address to congress where he talked about controversial issues like immigration and climate change. At 4:00 PM, he left for New York City. In New York, he held a multireligious ceremony at the 9/11 memorial and lead a procession through Central Park. Later that day, he held a mass at Madison Square Garden. On Saturday, he made his way to Philadelphia.

That Sunday, he held mass with The World Meeting of Families. Being his biggest event in his visit to the U.S., it was broadcasted on several TV and radio stations. Tons of people attended with their tickets, as well as the thousands that watched and listened at home.

The Pope’s visit was extremely successful and was a religious experience for all. Even if you aren’t a Catholic, it was still special to have such an important world leader in our country.