francis also spoke from the west capital overlooking a national mall in washington dc straight out to the washington monument. he spoke out on the balcony after addressing the very historic first papal address to the united states capital congress. cardinalssome of the on the balcony, part of his tour through the united states, the first time that pope francis has been here. he went later in the afternoon to new york city. but before that he went to st. patrick's church in washington dc and also met with some of the homeless and the poor who are served by catholic charities. take a look at some of the tweets by people around washington dc. lisa tweeting a picture, "seen street, a dc at 14th

man with a microphone is reading a bible to the crowd." the new african-american history and cultural museum going up in washington. just some of the sights out on the streets of washington. the son of an"as immigrant family, i am happy to be a guest in this country." one from over saying "the the pope speaks english and does so better than trump woror palin." we tend to view everything through the prism of a transient popularity or politics, who is awful who is down, -- who is up or who is down." different thinking from adam schiff. article ont on an with their website saying that the pope's speech landed with a

thud in congress. pope francis'barely exited the house chambers before his spirit of collaboration collided with a bitter congress just days away from shutting down the federal government. kind words certainly flowed from both parties, but both were pe'sed to massage the po words to agree with their own views. fitpope gave enough to their purposes on both sides of the aisle, and they did. you can read more on politico.com. the pope moving on to new york city. we will still be taking you live for his addresses. we will be joining tomorrow 10:00 a.m. eastern for his speech to the un's general assembly. again we will be with him at the 11:30 service at the 9/11 memorial and museum. again, we have been taking a

look back on what he did while here in washington dc. we will be showing next the one i wear a dress that he did -- one hour address he did at the u.s. capitol. we will take your phone calls after that so you can weigh in. sergeant at arms: mr. speaker, the pope of the holy see. [applause] [cheers and applause]

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the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you, pope francis of the holy see. [applause] pope francis: mr. vice

president, mr. speaker, all the members of congress, dear friends. i am most grateful for your invitation to address this joint session of congress in "the land of the free and the home of the brave." cheers and applause] pope francis: i would like to think that the reason for this is that i too am a son of this

great continent, from which we have all received so much and toward which we share a common responsibility. each son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility. your own responsibility as members of congress is to enable this country, by your legislative activity, to grow as a nation. you are the face of its people, their representatives. you are called to defend and preserve the dignity of your

fellow citizens in the tireless and demanding pursuit of the common good, for this is the chief aim of all politics. a political society endures when it seeks, as a vocation, to satisfy common needs by stimulating the growth of all its members, especially those in situations of greater vulnerability or risk. legislative activity is always based on care for the people. to this you have been invited,

called and convened by those who elected you. yours is a work which makes me reflect in two ways on the figure of moses. on the one hand, the patriarch and lawgiver of the people of israel symbolizes the need of peoples to keep alive their sense of unity by means of just legislation. on the other, the figure of moses leads us directly to god and thus to the transcendent dignity of the human being. [applause]

pope francis: moses provides us with a good synthesis of your work: you are asked to protect, by means of the law, the image and likeness fashioned by god on every human life. today i would like not only to address you, but through you, the entire people of the united states. here, together with their representatives, i would like to take this opportunity to dialogue with the many thousands

of men and women who strive each day to do an honest day's work, to bring home their daily bread, to save money and one step at a time to build a better life for their families. these are men and women who are not concerned simply with paying their taxes, but in their own quiet way sustain the life of society. [applause] pope francis: they generate solidarity by their actions, and

they create organizations which offer a helping hand to those most in need. i would also like to enter into dialogue with the many elderly persons who are a storehouse of wisdom forged by experience, and who seek in many ways, especially through volunteer work, to share their stories and their insights. i know that many of them are retired, but still active. they keep working to build up this land. i also want to dialogue with all

those young people who are working to realize their great and noble aspirations, who are not led astray by facile proposals, and who face difficult situations, often as a result of immaturity on the part of many adults. i wish to dialogue with all of you, and i would like to do so through the historical memory of your people. my visit takes place at a time

when men and women of good will are marking the anniversaries of several great americans. the complexities of history and the reality of human weakness notwithstanding, these men and women, for all their many differences and limitations, were able by hard work and self-sacrifice - some at the cost of their lives - to build a better future. they shaped fundamental values which endure forever in the spirit of the american people. a people with this spirit can live through many crises,

tensions, and conflicts, while always finding the resources to move forward, and to do so with dignity. these men and women offer us a way of seeing and interpreting reality. in honoring their memory, we are inspired, even amid conflicts, and in the here and now of each day, to draw upon our deepest cultural reserves. i would like to mention four of these americans: abraham

lincoln, martin luther king, dorothy day and thomas merton. [applause] this marks the 150th anniversary of the assassination of president abraham lincoln, the guardian of liberty, who labored tirelessly that "this nation, under god, might have a new birth of freedom." building a future of freedom requires love of the common good and cooperation in a spirit of

subsidiarity and solidarity. all of us are quite aware and deeply worried by the disturbing social and political situation of the world today. our world is increasingly a place of violent conflict, hatred and brutal atrocities, committed even in the name of god and of religion. we know that no religion is immune from forms of individual delusion or ideological extremism. this means that we must be

especially attentive to every type of fundamentalism, whether religious or of any other kind. a delicate balance is required to combat violence perpetrated in the name of a religion, an ideology, or an economic system, while also safeguarding religious freedom, intellectual freedom, and individual freedoms. [applause] but there is another temptation which we must especially guard

against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil, or, if you will, the righteous and sinners. the contemporary world, with its open wounds which affect so many of our brothers and sisters, demands that we confront every form of polarization which would divide it into these two camps. we know that in the attempt to be freed of the enemy without, we can be tempted to feed the enemy within.

to imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their place. that is something which you, as a people, reject. [applause] our response must instead be one of hope and healing, of peace and justice. we are asked to summon the courage and the intelligence to resolve today's many geopolitical and economic crises.

even in the developed world, the effects of unjust structures and actions are all too apparent. our efforts must aim at restoring hope, righting wrongs, maintaining commitments, and thus promoting the well-being of individuals and of peoples. we must move forward together, as one, in a renewed spirit of fraternity and solidarity, cooperating generously for the common good. [applause]

the challenges facing us today call for a renewal of that spirit of cooperation, which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the united states. the complexity, the gravity, and the urgency of these challenges demand that we pool our resources and talents, and resolve to support one another, with respect for our differences and our convictions of conscience. [applause]

in this land, the various religious denominations have greatly contributed to building and strengthening society. it is important that today, as in the past, the voice of faith continues to be heard, for it is a voice of fraternity and love, which tries to bring out the best in each person and in each society. such cooperation is a powerful resource in the battle to eliminate new global forms of slavery, born of grave injustices which can be overcome

only through new policies and new forms of social consensus. politics is instead an expression of our compelling need to live as one in order to build as one the greatest common good, that of community which sacrifices particular interest in order to share in justice and peace, its goods, its interests, its social life. i do not underestimate the difficulty that this involves.

but i encourage you in this effort. [applause] here too i think of the march which martin luther king led from selma to montgomery 50 years ago as part of the campaign to fulfill his dream of full civil and political rights for african americans. [applause] pope francis: that dream continues to inspire us all.

i am happy that america continues to be, for many, a land of dreams. [applause] dreams which lead to action, to participation, to commitment. dreams which awaken what is deepest and truest in the life of a people. in recent centuries, millions of

people came to this land to pursue their dream of building a future in freedom. we, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us - [applause] --because most of us were once foreigners. [applause] i say this to you as the son of immigrants, knowing that so many of you are also descended from immigrants.

[applause] tragically, the rights of those who were here long before us were not always respected. for those peoples and their nations, from the heart of american democracy, i wish to reaffirm my highest esteem and appreciation. those first contacts were often turbulent and violent, but it is very difficult to judge the past by the criteria of the present. [applause]

nonetheless, when the stranger in our midst appeals to us, we must not repeat the sins and the errors of the past. we must resolve now to live as nobly and as justly as possible, as we educate new generations not to turn their back on our neighbors and everything around us. building a nation calls us to recognize that we must constantly relate to others, rejecting a mind-set of hostility in order to adopt one of reciprocal subsidiarity, in a

constant effort to do our best. i am confident that we can do this. our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the second world war. this presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions. on this continent, too, thousands of persons are led to travel north in search of a better life for themselves and

for their loved ones, in search of greater opportunities. is this not what we want for our own children? we must not be taken aback by their numbers, but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their stories, trying to respond as best we can to their situation. to respond in a way which is always humane, just and fraternal. we need to avoid a common

temptation nowadays, to discard whatever proves troublesome. let us remember the golden rule, do unto others as you would have - do unto others as you would have them do unto you. this rule points us in a clear direction. let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated.

let us seek for others the same possibilities which we seek for ourselves. let us help others to grow, as we would like to be helped ourselves. in a word, if we want security, let us give security if we want life, let us give life. if we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities. the yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.

the golden rule also reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. this conviction has led me, from the beginning of my ministry, to advocate at different levels for the global abolition of the

death penalty. i am convinced that this way is the best, since every life is sacred, every human person is endowed with an inalienable dignity, and society can only benefit from the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes. recently my brother bishops here in the united states renewed their call for the abolition of the death penalty. not only do i support them, but

i also offer encouragement to all those who are convinced that a just and necessary punishment must never exclude the dimension of hope and the goal of rehabilitation. in these times when social concerns are so important, i cannot fail to mention the servant of god dorothy day, who

founded the catholic worker movement. her social activism, her passion for justice and for the cause of the oppressed, were inspired by the gospel, her faith, and the example of the saints. how much progress has been made in this area in so many parts of the world. how much has been done in these first years of the third millennium to raise people out of extreme poverty. i know that you share my conviction that much more still needs to be done, and that in times of crisis and economic

hardship a spirit of global solidarity must not be lost. at the same time i would encourage you to keep in mind all those people around us who are trapped in a cycle of poverty. they too need to be given hope. the fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes. i know that many americans today, as in the past, are working to deal with this problem. it goes without saying that part of this great effort is the

creation and distribution of wealth. the right use of natural resources, the proper application of technology and the harnessing of the spirit of enterprise are essential elements of an economy which seeks to be modern, inclusive and sustainable. business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving the world. it can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the area in which it operates, especially if it

sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to the common good. this common good also includes the earth, a central theme of the encyclical which i recently wrote in order to enter into dialogue with all people about our common home. we need a conversation which includes everyone, since the

environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all. in laudato si', i call for a courageous and responsible effort to redirect our steps, and to avert the most serious effects of the environmental deterioration caused by human activity. i am convinced that we can make a difference, i'm sure --

and i have no doubt that the united states, and this congress, have an important role to play. now is the time for courageous actions and strategies, aimed at implementing a culture of care and an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature. we have the freedom needed to

limit and direct technology, to devise intelligent ways of developing and limiting our power, and to put technology at the service of another type of progress, one which is healthier, more human, more social, more integral. in this regard, i am confident that america's outstanding academic and research

institutions can make a vital contribution in the years ahead. a century ago, at the beginning of the great war, which pope benedict xv termed a pointless slaughter, another notable american was born, the cistercian monk thomas merton. he remains a source of spiritual inspiration and a guide for many people. in his autobiography he wrote, i came into the world. free by nature, in the image of god, i was nevertheless the prisoner of my own violence and

my own selfishness, in the image of the world into which i was born. that world was the picture of hell, full of men like myself, loving god, and yet hating him. born to love him, living instead

in fear of hopeless self-contradictory hungers. merton was above all a man of prayer, a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls and for the church. he was also a man of dialogue, a promoter of peace between peoples and religions. from this perspective of dialogue, i would like to recognize the efforts made in recent months to help overcome historic differences linked to painful episodes of the past. it is my duty to build bridges and to help all men and women, in any way possible, to do the

same. when countries which have been at odds resume the path of dialogue a dialogue which may have been interrupted for the most legitimate of reasons new opportunities open up for all. this has required, and requires, courage and daring, which is not the same as irresponsibility. a good political leader is one who, with the interests of all in mind, seizes the moment in a

spirit of openness and pragmatism. a good political leader always opts to initiate processes rather than possessing spaces. being at the service of dialogue and peace also means being truly determined to minimize and, in the long term, to end the many armed conflicts throughout our world. here we have to ask ourselves: why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on

individuals and society? sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. in the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.

three sons and a daughter of this land, four individuals and four dreams: lincoln, liberty; martin luther king, liberty in plurality and non-exclusion; dorothy day, social justice and the rights of persons; and thomas merton, the capacity for dialogue and openness to god. four representatives of the american people. i will end my visit to your

country in philadelphia, where i will take part in the world meeting of families. it is my wish that throughout my visit the family should be a recurrent theme. how essential the family has been to the building of this country. and how worthy it remains of our support and encouragement. yet i cannot hide my concern for

the family, which is threatened, perhaps as never before, from within and without. fundamental relations have been called into question, as is the very basis of marriage and the family. i can only reiterate the importance and, above all, the richness and the beauty of family life. in particular, i would like to call attention to those family members who are the most vulnerable, the young.

for many of them, a future filled with countless possibilities beckons, yet so many others seem disoriented and aimless, trapped in a hopeless maze of violence, abuse and despair. their problems are our problems. we cannot avoid them. we need to face them together, to talk about them and to seek effective solutions rather than getting bogged down in discussions. at the risk of oversimplifying, we might say that we live in a

culture which pressures young people not to start a family, because they lack possibilities for the future. yet this same culture presents others with so many options that they too are dissuaded from starting a family. a nation can be considered great when it defends liberty as lincoln did, when it fosters a culture which enables people to "dream" of full rights for all their brothers and sisters, as

martin luther king sought to do; when it strives for justice and the cause of the oppressed, as dorothy day did by her tireless work, the fruit of her faith, which becomes dialogue and sows peace in the contell playive style of thomas merton. in these remarks i have sought to present some of the richness of your cultural heritage, of the spirit of the american people. it is my desire that this spirit continue to develop and grow, so that as many young people as

possible can inherit and dwell in a land which has inspired so many people to dream. god bless america! [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

>> the first address to the u.s. congress from a pope. and pope francis's first visit to the united states. we will be taking your phone calls and hear about what you think about what the pope said today, what you hope to hear from him and moving on to philadelphia. the phone number for democrats -- republicans -- and all others -- you can also send us a tweet @cspan or go to

facebook.com/cspan.we saw the entirety of the address and you can find it online at c-span.org. we do want to know it you think. it have david on the line already calling from clinton township, michigan. you are on the democrats line. caller: i thought it was poignant that he directly came out against the u.s. military-industrial complex. that stuck out the most to me. that is a big concern because it has influenced the entire world in a negative way. the pope pointed that out tonight very clearly. thank you. host: linda is on the line. republican. : this has reinforced, to

my thankfulness and my gratitude that my ancestors came to this country in the 1800s. and i am so proud of my country because the world still looks to america. is a wonderful, inspirational, kind human being. here froms get one north carolina. caller: everyone's getting along and to do good. everyone just letting it be in think of the future. he's a great guy and we need to keep god first, like he says. and stay powerful. we are so blessed to have him here with us.

hows just amazing everyone's coming together. and i host: thank you. we will show some of the other activities pope francis did here , including going to st. patrick's to speak with catholic charities, but also visiting some people in washington who are homeless, poor, taking advantage of those services. he did not just spent his time along lawmakers but also visiting people in washington. those on parade routes and also visiting him just outside of catholic university yesterday, folks needed tickets -- a lot of them -- so they watched the processions and proceedings, tickets given away by members of congress to constituents.

take a look at an article that talked about some of his outreach in washington. cnn politics talking about how pope francis one over hill republicans. he spoke to a gop dominated congress about income inequality, claiming that human activity was destroying the environment and he said that the u.s. should welcome immigrants coming from mexico but conservative republicans were hardly offended. many were each uses and argued .- effusive the pope also spoke quietly and calmly,, not in a confrontational tone. some had a hard time understanding the pope in a chamber with poor acoustics. moving on, he has gone on to new york city where he has already been speaking and holding mass there. we will take you live to new york for some of the events he will be doing tomorrow. one of those at the united

nations for the general assembly, we are there like a 10:00, and we will also take you to the service at the 9/11 memorial at 11:30. ava is on the line in connecticut. i want to say what a wonderful speech the pope gave today. it was his hiring. orther you are a democrat republican or independent, who can disagree with the message of hope and justice and peace and care? the golden rule to do unto others as they would do unto you. it made me cry. i was happy to see that the republicans and democrats for the first time ever behaved with decorum and civility and gave me to thinkr a chance that perhaps our country can come back from the brink of disk there and hopelessness and that

we can treat each other with respect and we can lift up ourselves and each other, and he truly was an inspiration and i am so thankful that he came in that we got to see him -- a man of his words, men of humility, a man of accident conviction, a man of such moral fiber, that even the most and cynical could not disagree with anything he had to say. host: thank you. we will now go to new mexico, republican line. coveringhank you for the pope's visit. i'm a catholic and his visit is wonderful and it is a blessing and we are so grateful to have him. also, i was grateful that the way that obama -- president and, -- was very inviting

made him feel very welcome. i am very thankful for the pope and i do love him and i am a also, it hispanic, but does it mean that because you are a devout catholic that you agree with everything that he has said. that --of the things will i won't say a but it is one of the things i don't agree with him and as the day went on, i tight, we had such wonderful security to keep him safe in this country. and new york, washington have done everything possible but somehow, at five-year-old girl got loose. and was able to run across and give him a message and give him a t-shirt. i am very upset that the fact that they used that little girl to bring up immigrants, the fact that -- and this is my -- i am a

hispanic catholic -- but the fact that we have veterans that are homeless, that do not have a helpingd yet we are immigrants -- i know that it is terrible to say that we have had people hold that have -- and they are here homeless, veterans are not taken care of the you have managed to sneak a little girl right across and bring politics and they said, you know, how the pope may become to the united states to influence our politics and have some influential way of the way we think or both, and, as a republican, he has not affected in the way that i am going to vote and what he has, you know, said -- i am grateful he is here, he is a wonderful worsen. but, that shows that they are

trying to bring it into this politics by giving him a t-shirt and assign. &?t: what was on the t-shirt caller: it said she is american-born but her family is from -- they are not residents and how -- so they -- he wanted to kind of help hopefully help focus heard to keep from her parents from being, you know, deported. host: right. well, thanks for the call. you'll get a couple more voices in here. callingt the linda here, independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i look at the hope that the pope has brought to the united states of america and united is the key

word -- everything he said, to me, was a bringing together of everybody from the upper rest of the middle class to the lower class and basically to lift up the ones that you see who are down. and that is our job and that is our duty in that goes all the way back to biblical times. that was what jesus had us do, that is what the highest people day, the people with the most money tend not to do that, they want board it as if they cannot get enough. i love the way he expressed that, you know, he would rather have dined with the homeless then with the, you know, the people in congress and a ghost to show people this is what we are here for, we are here to serve and they are there to him comingd maybe and expressing that is a reminder to them of why they are argueice, and not just to and bigger because one is a

democrat,, one is a republican, no, would you to come together and we need to the one united states and work together. that is my point. .ost: thank you for the call let's of the tweets from congress, split on whether the pope's message had an effect or not. there was a politico.com article you can look at in c if it resonated or if it landed with a thought, this is from earn, the , she includesseat an instagram picture there. judy chu asking for prayers and good wishes with the pope aggressive in the crowd outside the capital. jim mcgovern saying inspiring finish to the pontifical speech on the spirit of american people and a land which has inspired so many people to dream. charles boustany says today's broken welfare system traps many in poverty for generations. the welfare reform that provides opportunity ladder, hope.

taking your phone calls, want to know what you think about hope .rance so far our coverage continuing as he is in your city, we have scott on the line from georgia. democrat line. caller: hello. nice to speak to you. -- youlling on behalf have to understand that without -- and we hope that republicans and democrats can get together, do something good for all people . we are one people. that is what my dream is for in america. god bless you. republican line, iowa. caller: our holy father your excellency was for nominal entrance reading a message of encouragement to continue the

conversation across all aisles regardless of parties, class, cultures, gender, or any other isms, articulating a thought to continue, to jury, to accept all cultures, to give compassion, and lastly, reminding us the yard stick that we used to judge people will be the same yardstick that would judge us. host: one of the lines from his speech, thank you. someone earlier mentioned the golden rule that the pope reiterated in before he get the full line out there was a laws and a standing ovation on the floor of the u.s. house. tony is calling, u.s. virgin islands, independent. caller: good evening. i am very moved by the speech.

most fundamental reasons tonight is hidden talking about a good leader being compassionate person, that is so right. he goes on to talk about the humanity that other people should have for each other, love. kindness, forgiveness, to help each other, god help us in his creation. and we should reach out to people needing, the unfortunate, the sick, the poor, those that are hungry, those that are fundamental words that mankind,ally move any that is listening today, but i hope his words does not come

today and forgotten tomorrow. digestthis congress can it, comprehend it, and not just put it into clapping applause because applause -- it is an appeal to reality. you need some kind of reality to come out of it, relative compassion, love for immigrants, love for black people, love for poor people, and buffer humanity as a whole, and all the innocent evil that i included, how can we find the compassion, the forgiveness, and those people who are innocent -- who are -- i hope they can move people in congress, most likely in congress. let's take a look at some of the upcoming coverage that we have of the pope as he is in new york city again, we will take you live to his 10:00 speech tomorrow morning eastern time at

the when general assembly where they say he will be essentially addressing the world with all world leaders there and attendance. 11:30, we will have the service at the 9/11 memorial and in the pope is also going to be visiting philadelphia, we will have a number of events taking you to live on saturday afternoon, 4:30 eastern, he will be's eating and independents hall and then be attending the festival of families at 7:30. we are taking your phone calls me want to know what you think. out the eunuch, edgar, democrat. ataltadena, california, your, democrat -- edgar, democrat. caller: when it comes to our immigrants, african americans and the american indians were here

first. i'm also a veteran of the vietnam war and it is very back -- how they come there are so many homeless that you can't even count it. and all of this is about the greed of money. a lot of the things that the pope said are concerned about how clear of this earth our home and -- and the homeless, and the vatican, they set of showers so they can take a decent bath. i have seen people that have tried to go to a starbucks or someplace to even just wash up and especially with women. they have also handed out sleeping bags for the homeless so they won't be: night. night.t be cold at

i am not catholic. i'm a baptist. i'm agreeing with everything that he said. host: thank you for the call. let's take a look at the new york times, which is taking of you of what his going to be talking about a new york, arriving in new york, he tells the clergy to serve humbly. he spoke at st. patrick's in new york city. in his first visit to new york, the center of global financing capitalism, pope uses his remarks toward the hundreds of clergy members, brothers, and humbly anded to live resisted the temptation to treat their ministries as businesses with success measured strictly by the bottom line. we can get caught up measuring the value of our apostolic works by standards of efficiency, at were success, which govern the business world. similarly, they should guard

against surrounding themselves with worldly comforts is that can separate them from the poor that they are intended to serve. then a look also at the new york post -- actually -- going to look at where the pope is going to be staying here -- new york magazine -- this is where he is going to be staying in new york city with archbishop bernard deno. he lives in a five story townhouse at 20 east 72nd street on the upper east side. a couple phone calls before we wrap it up tonight. francis is in cordova, tennessee, republican. thank you for taking my call. thank you so much for covering all of these events that the pope is doing. him for talking about the love of everyone. i happen to be a southern white woman.

and, to me, it is so important that we love each other, people always talk about love for blacks and hispanics and everything -- i want us to love people of all nations, black, white, everything. and really concerned appreciate his comments to everyone. i am catholic. i just so love him and love all of the things he said, agreed with him on almost every point. i loved seeing the attention that our congress was paying to his comments. host: we will be showing, after he left the floor, he went to the west side of the capital and crowdto the gathered

right outside, we will show that in just a minute as long as -- as well as other appearances. let's get one more call. maine.s on the line in you for taking my call. i thought his presentation was absolutely wonderful. a represented everything that we all should be paying attention to and embodying as far as respect for everyone. it was just tremendous. is withdisappointment c-span that i had to call in as a democrat and republican, i think we should all be calling in as americans and not her pension waiting the positions that we have -- perpetuating the positions that we have. host: thank you. we will have phone lines open again on washington journal and

we will be taking phone calls in the morning before the popes appearance so keep an eye out on c-span.org. let's take a look here, this is after the popes speech on the floor of the u.s. house at a joint meeting of congress when he spoke briefly outside on the west front.

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pope francis: buenos dias, hello everyone. i am so grateful for your presence here. the most important ones here,

children. i will ask god to bless them. father of all. these. each of them. bless the families. i ask you all please to pray for .e

, among you, and he who do not believe or cannot , i ask you, please, to send good wishes my way. [applause] thank you. thank you very much. and god bless america. [applause]

announcer: after his beach, the pope traveled to st. patrick's, the oldest catholic church in the nation's capital. he spoke to catholic charities in some of those it serves, including the homeless and people addicted to drugs.

[cheering] [applause]

[cheering] pope francis: it is a pleasure to see you here. good morning. you're going to hear two statements. one in spanish and one in english. the first word i wish to say to you is thank you. and for your efforts to make this meeting possible.

here i think of a person whom i love, someone who is and has been very important throughout my life. he has been a support and an inspiration. he is the one i go to whenever i'm in a bind. you make me think of st. joseph. your faces remind me of his.

joseph had to face some difficult situations in his life. one of them was the time when mary was about to give birth to have jesus. the bible tells us that while they were in bethlehem the time came for her to deliver her child, and she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger because there was no place for them. the bible is very clear about this.

there was no room for them. i can imagine joseph with his wife about to have a child with no shelter, no home, no place to stay. the son of god came into this world as a homeless person. the son of god knew what it was to be a homeless person. what it was to start life without a roof over his head.

we can imagine what joseph must have been thinking -- we can't imagine what joseph must have been thinking. how is it that the son of god has no home? why are we homeless? why don't we have housing? these are questions which many of you may ask daily. like st. joseph, you may ask, why are we homeless without a place to live?

these are questions which all of us might well ask. why do these, our brothers and sisters, have no place to live? why are these brothers and sisters of ours homeless? joseph's questions are timely even today. they accompany all those who, throughout history, have been and are homeless. joseph was someone who asked

questions. but first and foremost, he was a man of faith. faith gave joseph the power to find light just at the moment when everything seemed dark. faith sustained him amid the troubles of life. thanks to faith, joseph was able to press forward when everything seemed to be holding him back. in the face of unjust and baleful situations, faith brings

us the light that scatters the darkness. as it did for joseph, faith makes us open to the quiet presence of god at every moment of our lives in every person and in every situation. god is present in every one of you, in each one of us. i want to be very clear. we can find no social or moral

justification, no justification whatsoever for lack of housing. there are many unjust situations, but we know that god is suffering with us, experiencing them at our side. he does not abandon us. we know that jesus wanted to show solidarity with every person.

he wanted everyone to experience his companionship, his help and his love. he identified with all those who suffer, who weep, who suffer any kind of injustice. he tells us this clearly, i was hungry and you gave me food. i was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. i was a stranger and you welcomed me. faith makes us know that god is

at our side, that god is in our midst and his presence spurs us to charity. charity is born of the call of a god who continues to knock on our door, the door of all people, to invite us to love, to compassion, to service of one another.

jesus keeps knocking on our doors, the doors of our lives. he doesn't do this by magic, with special effects, with flashing lights and fireworks. jesus keeps knocking on our door. in the faces of our brothers and sisters, in the faces of our neighbors, in the faces of those at our side. dear friends, one of the most effective ways we have to help us is that of prayer.

prayer unites us. it makes us brothers and sisters. it opens our hearts and reminds us of a beautiful truth which we sometimes forget. in prayer we all learn to say, father, dad. and when we say father or dad, we learn to see one another as brothers and sisters. in prayer there are no rich and

poor people. there are sons and daughters. in prayer there is no first or second class. there is brotherhood. it is in prayer that our hearts find the strength not to be called an insensitive in the face of injustice. in prayer god keeps calling us, opening our hearts to charity. how good it is for us to pray together.

how good it is to encounter one another in this place where we see one another as brothers and sisters, where we realize that we need one another. today, i want to be one with you. i need your support, your closeness. i would like to invite you to pray together for one another. with one another.

the way we can keep helping one another to experience the joy of knowing that jesus is in our midst. and may jesus help us to solve the many injustices that he knew first, that of not having a home. are you ready to pray with me? i say it in spanish and you continue in english.

our farther who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread.

the lord shine upon you and be gracious to you. the lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. and please, don't forget to pray for me. thank you. [applause]

at st.er: after speaking patrick's church, pope francis went next-door to a catholic charity facility to meet with the homeless and poor.

enjoy your meal. [applause]