Pope Francis waves as he returns to the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States in between events on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit MOLLY RILEY/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Meets President Obama At The White House
Pope Francis attends Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 U.S. Bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
Children are greeted by Pope Francis as he arrives to the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit MOLLY RILEY/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
A woman in a wheel chair is greeted by Pope Francis as he arrives to the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit MOLLY RILEY/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
A young woman runs up to greet Pope Francis as he arrives to the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit MOLLY RILEY/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Attends Midday Prayer At St Matthew The Apostle Church In DC
Pope Francis speaks to bishops during the midday prayer service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Attends Midday Prayer At St Matthew The Apostle Church In DC
Pope Francis arrives for the midday prayer service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
Pope Francis arrives at a midday prayer with US bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2015 on the second day of his six-day visit to the US. (Photo credit NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
Pope Francis arrives at a midday prayer with US bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2015 on the second day of his six-day visit to the US.. (Photo credit NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
Pope Francis arrives for a Midday Prayer service at St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2015. (Photo VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Drives Parade Route Around D.C.'s National Mall
People walk down Constitution Avenue and head out of the security zone after Pope Francis paraded past along the National Mall September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Attends Midday Prayer At St Matthew The Apostle Church In DC
Pope Francis attends the Midday Prayer Service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
Pope Francis arrives at a Midday Prayer service with US bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2015 on the second day of his six-day visit to the US. (Photo credit NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Attends Midday Prayer At St Matthew The Apostle Church In DC
Pope Francis stands at the altar of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for a private prayer before participating in the Midday Prayer Service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew on September 23, 2015 in Washington DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Drives Parade Route Around D.C.'s National Mall
People raise their cameras to photograph Pope Francis as he parades along the National Mall September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Drives Parade Route Around D.C.'s National Mall
Pope Francis waves to the crowd along a parade route around the National Mall on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Drives Parade Route Around D.C.'s National Mall
Pope Francis waves to the crowd along a parade route around the National Mall on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Parades Through Washington
Pope Francis passes by a cheering crowd around the Ellipse as he does a tour near the White House, September 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
Pope Francis arrives for Midday Prayer at St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2015. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Drives Parade Route Around D.C.'s National Mall
Pope Francis leans out and waves to the crowd along a parade route around the National Mall on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Pope Francis In Washington
Pope Francis arrives for Midday Prayer at St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2015. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) confers with Pope Francis (L) during an arrival ceremony at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
Pope Francis speaks during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Pope Francis (L) during the arrival ceremony at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Parades Through Washington
Police line the route as they wait for Pope Francis for a parade around the National Mall on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Parades Through Washington
Spectators gather near the Ellipse to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis along the route his Popemobile will take near the White House, September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Pope is on a three-day visit of Washington, D.C. as part of a larger visit to the U.S. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Parades Through Washington
Spectators gather near the Ellipse to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis along the route his Popemobile will take near the White House, September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Pope is on a three-day visit of Washington, D.C. as part of a larger visit to the U.S. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Parades Through Washington
Spectators gather near the Ellipse to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis along the route his Popemobile will take near the White House, September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Pope is on a three-day visit of Washington, D.C. as part of a larger visit to the U.S. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis walk through the Colonnade on their way to a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis walk through the Colonnade on their way to a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama talks with Pope Francis during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama talks with Pope Francis during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis walk to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis wave during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (photo credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama points alongside Pope Francis during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (photo credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Pope Francis wave during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (photo credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis wave during an arrival ceromony at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
Pope Francis speaks alongside US President Barack Obama during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis sit during an arrival ceromony at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
President Barack Obama greets Pope Francis during an arrival ceremony at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama greets Pope Francis during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Pope Francis during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
Pope Francis delivers first remarks to US from the White House on Sept. 23, 2015. (credit: CBS2)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Meets President Obama At The White House
U.S. President Barack Obama and first Lady Michelle Obama welcome Pope Francis in an arrival ceremony at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama greet POpe Francis at the White House
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama greet Pope Francis at the White House on Sept. 23, 2015. 9credit: CBS2)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US Vice President Joe Biden(C) speaks with clergy before the arrival of Pope Francis at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis At The White House
US Secretary of State (R) greets clergy as US Vice President Joe Biden (R) looks on before the arrival of Pope Francis at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis
Pope Francis greets a crowd of people on his way to the White House on Sept. 23, 2015. (credit: CBS2)
Pope Francis At The White House
People wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington,DC. (Photo credit Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Juniper Serra
Pope Francis arrives at the Basilica at Catholic University to celebrates mass of Canonization for Juniper Serra on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Junipero Serra was an 18th century Spanish Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja, California to bring Christianity to the indigenous population. This is the first-ever canonization by a Pope on U.S. soil. Pope Francis is on a multi-city tour on his first visit to the U.S. as Pope. (Photo by Evy Mages/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Juniper Serra
Pope Francis arrives at the Basilica at Catholic University to celebrates mass of Canonization for Juniper Serra on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Junipero Serra was an 18th century Spanish Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja, California to bring Christianity to the indigenous population. This is the first-ever canonization by a Pope on U.S. soil. Pope Francis is on a multi-city tour on his first visit to the U.S. as Pope. (Photo by Evy Mages/Getty Images)
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Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization on the East Portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Serra is a controversial Spanish missionary who is credited with spreading Christianity in California.
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Junipero Serra
Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra on the East Portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Junipero Serra was an 18th century Spanish Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja, California to bring Christianity to the indigenous population. This is the first-ever canonization by a pope on U.S. soil. Pope Francis is on a multi-city tour on his first visit to the U.S. as pope. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Junipero Serra
Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra on the East Portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Junipero Serra was an 18th century Spanish Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja, California to bring Christianity to the indigenous population. This is the first-ever canonization by a pope on U.S. soil. Pope Francis is on a multi-city tour on his first visit to the U.S. as pope. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Junipero Serra
Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra on the East Portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Junipero Serra was an 18th century Spanish Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja, California to bring Christianity to the indigenous population. This is the first-ever canonization by a pope on U.S. soil. Pope Francis is on a multi-city tour on his first visit to the U.S. as pope. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Junipero Serra
Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra on the East Portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Junipero Serra was an 18th century Spanish Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja, California to bring Christianity to the indigenous population. This is the first-ever canonization by a pope on U.S. soil. Pope Francis is on a multi-city tour on his first visit to the U.S. as pope. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Junipero Serra
Pope Francis greets seminarians before the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The pope began his first trip to the United States at the White House and continues in Washington tomorrow, making an address to a joint meeting of U.S. Congress. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Meets President Obama At The White House
Pope Francis prays with Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl (L), archbishop of Washington and Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel during the Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 U.S. Bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The pope began his first trip to the U.S. at the White House and continues on in Washington tomorrow, making an address to a joint meeting of U.S. Congress. (Photo by Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Junipero Serra
Pope Francis greets and blesses seminarians, novices and religious guests before the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Pope began his first trip to the United States at the White House followed by a visit to St. Matthew's Cathedral, and will then hold a Mass on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Photo by Jim Bourg-Pool/Getty Images)
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass Of Canonization For Junipero Serra
Pope Francis greets and blesses seminarians, novices and religious guests before the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Pope began his first trip to the United States at the White House followed by a visit to St. Matthew's Cathedral, and will then hold a Mass on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Photo by Jim Bourg-Pool/Getty Images)
Pope Francis With Presidential Dogs
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama introduces Pope Francis to their family pets Bo and Sonny in the Blue Room following the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 23, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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