During his first ever visit in the United States, Pope Francis took the opportunity to tell President Barack Obama, as well as countless Americans how important it is to preserve religious freedom, even saying that it is one of America's most "precious possessions."
Pope Francis told Congress on Thursday that the United States should reject a "mindset of hostility" to immigrants, directly addressing a thorny subject that is dividing the country and stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Protestors who demanded the ordination of women priests, staging a "lie-in" outside a Washington church where Pope Francis was attending mass, have been fined.
More than a dozen people who live at the corner of 125th Street in East Harlem were told to move along on Wednesday, before the Pope visits a nearby Catholic school on Friday.
Every human being has equal value and infinite worth and should have the right to practise their faith, a new White House mandate released yesterday says.
While conversatives have lapped up his support for the family and opposition to homosexuality and abortion, they have had a metaphorical choking fit regarding his call for action on climate change.
Pope Francis spoke up for the victims of abortion and for those caught up in the immigration crisis in his strongest speech so far since arriving in the US.
All eyes are now centered in on Pope Francis as he makes his first visit in the United States. Since accepting the role as the leader of the Catholic Church, many people (practicing different religions, no less) have praised Pope Francis for his simplicity, humor, and compassionate views towards people from all walks of life.