and they'll get right into the canonization. that's sort of what's going to happen over the next few minutes there at the basilica. ♪ [ speaking in latin ] ♪ ♪ >>> as we continue with the opening prayers at the mass here at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception, giving a feel for the start. monsignor bill parent is with us. as wendy pointed out, there will be some rituals that we see. the pope is starting with the opening prayer of the mass but then will go straight into the canonization process. how do you see that playing forward? >> right now we're in the rite of canonization. what we're hearing chanted now is an invocation of the holy spirit in latin. it begins, "come holy spirit, creator blessed." it is a long prayer, praying that the holy spirit will come and bring its power to bear on this ceremony. we see there the bishops who are celebrating this mass. their magenta juimagine emagent their heads. >> you were telling us why he's wearing white. tell us that again. >> again, white symbolizes the

canonizing a saint on american soil, actually, he's inside. nbc 10 will bring you every important moment during pope francis' trip. >> pope francis celebrating canonization mass, being held outside the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception, what you see on the right side of the screen, that's a live picture. canonizing father junipero serra, an 18th century franciscan fryar who founded missions across california. you can see cardinals in the crowd, not this live picture here. but i want to paint a picture. cardinals wearing scarlet or red, bishops wearing roman purple, fuchsia, and priests and 25,000 other ticket holders, as this life picture pans the crowd. there they are, 15,000 seated. 10,000 behind them are standing up. earlier today the pope thrilled thousands of people with the parade through washington. cheering crowds of some people holding out babies for blessings, jammed parade route around constitution avenue. francis made a leisurely loop around the white house. his open-sided popemobile, a white jeep, his fi

well, what happens in a canon canonization mass is that the canonization happens first as soon as theces the words of the canonization then that actually happens. and then they go into the mass. so what we will see is the postulateor of the call the man in charge of gathering all the information will read out part of the biography of junipero serra. then they will do that wonderful litany of saints which we also hear at the conclave when a pope is elected singing and invoking the blessing of the saints and then we have the canonization announced by the pope. >> the pope is inside for a few minutes. we're going to take a short break. we'll be right back. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. everyone needs protein every day. there are more than 20,000 differen

much has been said about this canonization, but the fact is it's the first time we have had a canonizationmatter what we are doing, there's a place that's at the other end of the world that we might go and help out. chris matthews is also watching and listening with us. oh, he is not. i'm told we have lost communications with chris. professor, we were talking and theorizing here in the studio, wondering if the pope was flagging a bit in the afternoon heat of washington. no one could blame him. and as we keep saying, at age 78, this is tough. >> he will be energized by this. i think there's a great irony. father serra's cause was opened in the 1930s soon after eight jesuit missionaries to new france were canonized. and the franciscans in california stayed, we were here, too. and many of those jet built missionaries were ministered in what is now canada. so francis caps started in a spirit of some competition, which is always present in causes for canonization, as an answer to the jet wit missionaries and here you have the first jesuit pope con non-nicing the franciscan missionary, a man who

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the first saint canonized on u.s. soil, a very important moment here for catholics. >> and right now you can just see everybody just overwhelmed seeing the pope in person. this is a wonderful moment for them. you can see the pope is trying to make eye contact with a few individuals, waving to people, of course, giving the sign of the cross and this is a special moment for these believers. the chance to see the pope in person on their territory, right? >> yeah, absolutely. earlier today during his parade around the ellipse and washington, d.c. at several times he stopped, secret service brought over a child, the crowd loved this. this was a very special moment for them just to see the humanized side of him, children obviously playing a very important role with him and the church. >> and speaking of children, we saw that moment in washington, d.c. where he was in the possibly mobile and -- pope mobile and you saw him embrace that kid. it's always difficult, secret service, they want to keep people at bay but when the po

it was the first canonization on u.s. soil, seen as controversial by some who say the mission enslaved native americans and spread diseases that killed much of the native population. others say it acknowledges hispanic peoples' contribution to the church. the cure rater of mission dolores was part of the ceremony and got to meet the pope. . >> i thank the holy father and asked him to continue to support native americans throughout the world but especially in california. >> reporter: he urged the crowd to spread christ's message world wide. a daily city man who traveled here to see the canonization says he's inspired. >> it was my first and unbelievable, and fantastic. i have no words. >> reporter: pope frances held serra as a man who quote sought to defend the dignity of the native community. this morning, the president welcomed the holy father along with the largest crowd ever on the south lawn, 11,000 people. >> you see a living example of jesus' teaching. a leader whose moral authority comes not just through words, but

canonizations are different in this way, antonio. the other thing that happens is the installation of a new pope or bishop. a lot of things take place at the beginning. so what's actually going to happen here is that cardinal wuerl, the archbishop of washington, will ask the pope formally to make junipero serra a saint. we'll hear a brief biography read by a man involved in advocate for serra's cause. there's a litany of the saints, which is a song or hymn designed to invoke the all the other saints. at the end of that, the pope will pronounce a latin formula which officially asks junipero serra to a catalog of saints in the catholic church. there will be a day designated as serra day. churches can be named after him once he's a saint. as you mentioned before, there's going to be this relic, the party of his body that will be solemnly borne in procession as well. a very significant moment all at the beginning of mass as you said. >> as you know, the term devil's advocate comes from the canonization process. someone is atyssigned to m

is it appropriate to be using water canons? these are questions that need to be asked. >> what kind of advice are you given to refugees with what they should do next. >> we don't given out legal advice to refugees, but what we've been telling them and explaining to them that what hungary has done, they have criminalized irregular movement, and then refugees will face up to three years in jail if they were to try and cross. but most importantly. we have been listening to them. they say they don't want anything from europe. they want safety. that's what we're here for. we're monitoring what is happening to them and listen to their concerns and look at what is the impact of the these draconian laws that hungary has brought into play. the scenes that you're seeing right now, these are the impact of these draconian laws. >> this is not the only organization. the only country worried about the laws that are brought. the council of europe said that it has summoned the hungarian prime minister over the new legislation being put into fo

it was the first canonization on u.s. soil, seen as controversial by some who say the mission enslaved native americans and spread diseases that killed much of the native population. others say it acknowledges hispanic peoples' contribution to the church. the cure rater of mission dolores was part of the ceremony and got to meet the pope. . >> i thank the holy father and asked him to continue to support native americans throughout the world but especially in california. >> reporter: he urged the crowd to spread christ's message world wide. a daily city man who traveled here to see the canonization says he's inspired. >> it was my first and unbelievable, and fantastic. i have no words. >> reporter: pope frances held serra as a man who quote sought to defend the dignity of the native community. this morning, the president welcomed the holy father along with the largest crowd ever on the south lawn, 11,000 people. >> you see a living example of jesus' teaching. a leader whose moral authority comes not just through words, but

the pontif came to america to canonize. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz covering the pope's visit in washington, d.c. tomorrow will be a big day for pope francis here in the nation's capitol during his first ever visit to the u.s. he began his trip with a red carpet welcome featuring president obama. it is a rare thing for the president to meet dignitaries as they arrive in maryland, but the first family showed up for this historic moment. the pope in a sign of humility skipped the custom --custamary limousine for a fiat. he is the third pope to advice at this time washington. to visit washington and the third pope to address -- the first pope to address congress. he is a man roman catholics call his holiness. during his visit he will make stops in new york city and philadelphia. two million people are expected to gather for his appearances. now tomorrow morning the pope will start his day by meeting president obama at the white house. before then he will beheading to the midday prayer with the bishops of the united st

soil and canonized father junipero serra, the 18th century missionary who brought the catholic faitho california. pope francis urged the crowd to proclaim the message of jesus to people of every nation. 25,000 people from away the world attended the canonization including some from the bay area. >> so nice to hear what he has to say. his message is fantastic. inspirational for any catholic. >> reporter: serra established nine missions across california including san francisco, santa clara, as well as caramel. some native american groups expressed their anger over his saint hood saying serra enslaved converts and con contribute by theed to the spread of disease. now, coming up tonight on the abc 7 news at 6:00, we'll hear from the bay area native american who had a big role in today's canonization ceremony. ama daetz, abc 7. >>> abc 7 news reporter david continues our team coverage in caramel where many gathered at the mission. >> reporter: right here in caramel, leaders of the diocese of monterey say the canonization reflects well on his efforts to try to diversify the church and yet

a canonization mass like this. father tom: right.one of the saints we are excited about her canonization was st. elizabeth ann seton. the first person born in the united states who was canonized a saint. people growing up in new york we remembered that she grew up in new york. she was certainly a saint we were excited about her canonization. but that took place in rome. pope paul vi was pope at the time. >> let us pray. [pope speaking spanish] >>> it is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the united states of america. >> the building of society. >> the holy father is the vicker of christ. >> he came here today. common person like we are. >> i asked him if i could get a hug and he said only if you pray a rosary for it. i said of course. ♪ ♪ leon: right in out at 5:00 d right now at 5:00, history being made at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. pope is canonization junipero serra. a wonderful ceremony which just completed. alison: that is right. abc7 has team coverage of the historic moment. th

so by canonizing junipero serra he is symbolically canonizing catholicism and he is canonizing the genocide of our people. if you read into the materials of the archbishop of los angeles, he is saying that junipero serra was one of the foundations of america. and basically, all of the things that they see as positive are things related to colonialism, there are things related to white supremacy and we don't see anything positive in any of this and we've tried talking with them. but they don't want to even have a discussion on this. >> but your people were -- the attention of this crowd today was rivetted on your people in many ways because they talked about it today, right? >> right but my people are ignorant throughout continent on our history of the last 500 years. most of our people don't know that there was basically a holocaust that happened to us over the last 500 years. they don't know that we were forced into conversion to christianity. they don't know that we had cities here on this continent. they go with all this whole whole thing we were savages, wee were naked, doing human sacr

where an historic canonization mass is under way. and we'll speak with a local priest who has met pope francis for his take. first, our social pick of the day. this one coming to us from our own david ushery. he tweeted out this picture of nuns doing a little as you might call it canonization tailgating before the pope began mass. for updates around the clock. and if you have an interesting pick you would like to share, use #nbc4ny on twitter or instagram, especially while the >>> we're back now with live pictures from the basilica in washington, d.c. such sweet music this afternoon, where pope francis is holding a canonization mass. to be can beized, a per n must perform two miracles. at least one family from arizona may have performed one as well. the cassidy family believes an uncouldn't uncounter with the pope was a miracle moment thattive saed their baby's life. born with multiple health problems, including two holes in her heart. last year, the family took her to rome in hopes of seeing francis. after waiting in the rain for th

the pontif came to america to canonize. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz covering the pope's visit in washington, d.c. tomorrow will be a big day for pope francis here in the nation's capitol during his first ever visit to the u.s. he began his trip with a red carpet welcome featuring president obama. it is a rare thing for the president to meet dignitaries as they arrive in maryland, but the first family showed up for this historic moment. the pope in a sign of humility skipped the custom --custamary limousine for a fiat. he is the third pope to advice at this time washington. to visit washington and the third pope to address -- the first pope to address congress. he is a man roman catholics call his holiness. during his visit he will make stops in new york city and philadelphia. two million people are expected to gather for his appearances. now tomorrow morning the pope will start his day by meeting president obama at the white house. before then he will beheading to the midday prayer with the bishops of the united st

you canonize them for the rest of us and when other missionaries were canonized, imhe a thinking about french jesuits, canonized in 1930, there was no controversy then because we didn't know as much about the effects of european colonization. we understand more now. that's what's happening with father serra. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back with much more coverage. the pope will move on to st. matthew for the prayer service with the u.s. bishops. but this last 30 minutes has been extremely exciting to watch for the people, for the pope, and honestly, for the message that he wants to present to the united states on this six-day visit. we'll be right back. sfx: drum beats mother nature can turn in an instant; sfx: drum beats don't turn back. ♪ introducing the new 2016 ford explorer. be unstoppable. ♪ this is my fight song... more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir®. as my diabetes changed, it got harder to control my blood sugar. today, i'm asking about levemir®. vo: levemir® is an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar contro

the canonization portion has completed as we know. continues as the homily is complete as well. we will continue to go back to this as it continues on. newschannel8 has it in its entirety. if you would like to continue watching it's available there. leon: we'll soon are listening to the rest of the ceremony the prayers that are offered up in a number of different languages. father tom: right. this is part of the mass called the universal prayer. this is a time of the mass where we understand that it is a mass a prayer of intersession or offing prayers for the need of god's people and the needs of the whole world. this particular celebration includes prayers offered in a sum of languages -- number of languages to reflect neutrality of the church. we saw it in the korean and american sign language and other languages as well. leon: our jonathan elias is at the theological college from across the way of the basilica standing by. jonathan? jonathan: thank you. father joining me from the vatican. he travels with the pope. bless you, you ju

and the church's first canonization on u.s. soil.hoice of a hispanic saint is seen as a nod to the pope's views on immigration. and i want to start by bringing in jim schutto. he's been following the proceedings throughout the entire day. tell us what we are seeing now, jim. >> well, this is one of the most elaborate masses you'll ever see. it's going to go on for two hours and it starts with a special moment of the first canonization to take place on u.s. soil. there have been other american saints. for instance, it was interesting that the gift that the president gave the pope today included a key from elizabeth anne seaton who was the first, i believe the first american saint. but it's the first time the canonization has taken place on u.s. soil. and that's the first installment in effect of this mass which will then go onto a traditional catholic mass. just a remarkable setting for it as well. >> oh, it certainly is. as we watch this and listen here to the music at this mass. john allen, our senior vatican analyst, this is a huge

the first canonization on u.s. soil today, today he will canyon none size and 18th century theologian. we are awaiting the pope's procession down that aisle and will be continuing to cover this for you during our newscast and throughout the day here on 6 abc. and once we see the pope we'll bring you back live and many of you that are planning to see the pope in philadelphia, are packing for what could be a long day on the parkway. you may be wondering what you can and cannot bring with you. nora muchanic has the list. >> first in a lifetime, we'll try, i don't know how far we'll get but we are going to try. >> these mothers brought their children to the ben franklin parkway to get the lay of the land to see what they need to know when they come to see the pope this weekend. >> i see they have water out and i would love to bring lunches, i don't know how much you can bring. >> you can bring in coolers but they have to be soft packs, hard coolers are not allowed. law enforcement is at check points, sweeping everyone

♪ >> this week you saw the first canonization ever to take place on u.s.l. 25,000 people looked on at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception as he made serra a saint. the event was as controversial as it was historic. >> reporter: you may not know him but his face is west of the best known in california history. junipero serra who at mid-life decided he needed a change. >> what he was doing as an academic was not exactly the kind of thing he felt he was ordained to be a priest for. >> reporter: robert sancowitz is a history professor and new book on serra. he writes how serra arrived to set up a system of catholic missions and bring gospel and make native americans citizens of the british empire. >> he wanted to make them catholic and teaching european agriculture. >> reporter: before his death, serra founded nine of the 21 missions in california, converting as many as 90,000 indians to catholicism. john ford is a theology professor at catholic university. >> he is a founder of catholicism. sometimes he's called the apostle of cal

they broke into applause when the pope maid the canonization official. >> i've been to two canonizations. so i've got to be here on my third one. >> reporter: he arranged tee shirts. >> we had it made specially for this occasion. >> reporter: this may become a good business for you. >> it's a good fund-raising for the church. >> reporter: carmel mission was st. serra's headquarters. abc 7 news. >>> and coming up tonight at abc 7 news at 11:00 we'll talk a little bit more about what we're expecting to hear from pope francis when he addresses congress tomorrow. >>> thanks very much. been a very busy day. here is the pope's schedule for tomorrow. he will make a historic address to a joint session of congress at 7:00 in the morning our time. he'll make a visit to catholic charities in washington where he will feed the poor. he departs for new york at 1:00 and attend evening prayer in manhattan. now we want to share with you a photo ama tweeted from the national basilica this afternoon. it shows the throngs of people taking communion. ama's reports continue on social might yeah. you can follo

there always political aspects to canonization. prefer to that in the controversies around junipero serra, very unpopular with native americans, very popular with u.s. hispanics, including the mexican born archbishop of los angeles who is been promoting that cause. they are kind of competing interpretations. the same thing would happen with dorothy day. as could be sibley held up old woman who serve the poor without regard for the radical prophetic social critique she brought. i think it is more likely in this era of princess, that the full picture will be honored and recognized because it speaks of much to the needs of our time. amy: this conversation will continue through the week. robert ellsberg, the editor and publisher of orbis books. and thank you to martha hennessy , volunteers at maryhouse catholic worker in new york. has been fasting and praying and holding a vigil at the united nations. she is the granddaughter of dorothy day. an janice sevre-duszynska , ordained priest with the association of roman catholic women priest

the canonization mass. they're doing the preps now, very meticulous preps. you are hearing the music, most of it latin music. you are seeing relics being placed on the alter. every little detail, they're going through back there. part of the arrangement to even be sitting here is we can't show you up close what they're doing. they want that to be kept secret until the pope himself is prepared to say this high mass back here. as we said, throughout the city on every roadway beginning at andrews air base, lots of crowds to greet the pope, a lot of anticipation for his arrival. it was not a disappointment to say the least. now the 78 year old upon testify is resting at the vatican embassy. andrea is live. >> reporter: bruce, the pope is now settled in for the night, we assume here at the vatican embassy in northwest washington after an extraordinary welcome here a short time ago. [ audio difficulties ] >> we were wondering if he might approach the children. he did not but he turned and walked into the embassy and right at the doorway before he stepped in and cl

canonization canonization mass, what does it mean that he is hispanic to the latino community here? >> it's a really big deal. but i think i have to backtrack a little bit because there's a lot of controversy about this particular priest. >> junipero serra. >> junipero serra. and i have to go back to something that a priest told me who knows pope francis very well. pope francis looks at your shoes when he first sees you coming back from the seminary. because if your chews areshoes are dirty that means you were out in the community, you were evangelizing you were with the people. and that's what he likes. now, if what we learned in south america is any indication he very much is in tune with the activist priest the priest that defends the rights of people the priest that will fight with the government in order for them -- >> explain what that means. >> he used it in brazil. you know it very well. telling the youth i want you to make a mess. >> make a raucous.

junipero serra canonization. the service is still underway right now. >>> tattoo artists and new york lawmakers are calling for a change. new legislation is set to make a change at the end of the year to change the way tattoo artists dispense the ink. long island reporter kristin thorne is in centereach. kristin? >> reporter: sade, we are at deliver's tat -- cliff's tattoos. he explained the new ink is harder to get in the skin. so you can only imagine what that means. the legislation was introduced several years ago after a hepatitis outbreak in rockland county. tattoo artists know how to deal with the bottles of ink. they are trained to know how not to cross contaminate it. they say what happened in rockland county was those getting tattoos in garages. >> we have a client in the chair. we explain this is your ink. this is your tablet. we dispense it in there. >> reporter: beginning december 12th, tattoo artists in new york state have to use these single use packets of ink. they say they are more expensive, lowe

others have also defended the pope's choice for canonization.erra helpsher spread the love and mercy of god. >> the role of somebody like human flaws and difficulties in struggles and was set in his own time, yet had a vision and an ability to look into a place and say, we need to bring christianity here, share the love of god and the mercy of god with the people of this time. amy: if you could respond to these comments, valetin lopez. >> two things. when they were closing the mission, the last presidente said, we will be judged very harshly. all we have done is consecrated, baptize, and bury the indians. there are no indians along the coast of california. they are all dead. they said, we need to come up with an alibi or excuse for what happened. the catholic church created the myth that junipero serra was wonderful to the indians, that the indians came involuntarily, that they came in for a better life, to learn agriculture, they came in to find god. they started teaching that. and the california schools, when they started developing curriculum

this pope today libby will be canonizing [ inaudible ]. talk to us about what lead up to his canonization, and what we expect today. >> this is an 18th century francis can missionary. he came to the united states and mexico to start missionary work in the california area at the time. and he is controversial because he is seen by many as a leading figure in the hispanic community, and representative of the strength of hispanic americans in the catholic church. nearly a third of american catholics are hispanic. so for that reason it is very symbolic in a positive way, but it has garnered controversy, because as a missionary, he started numerous missionaries that were there to convert native americans. once they were converted they were not allowed to leave and go back to their home communities, and they were punished, and there are stories historically of the native americans leaving and being shocked to find they were essentially dragged back to the mission, flogged and punished. so it is still a sore spot and question about why this man wo

this is the first canonization on u.s. soil during the pope's first mass in america. a crowd of 25,000 is watching outside the basilica in washington. good evening, everyone, i'm shiba russell. >> and i'm david usherry reporting to you live outside the basilica. francis has just delivered his homily a short time ago. saying his motto was to keep moving forward and he told the crowd they should go forth, keep moving forward. this is not without controversy. native americans feel that father serra protected the brutal ways of the spaniards and say francis is being a bit hypocritical because earlier this summer he apoll juice ogized to south america. father junipero serra arrived in 1769 to preach the gospel and set up catholic missions to make native americans citizens of the spanish empire. >> by making the native people catholics and teaching them european agriculture. >> reporter: this is the father serra. he said he founded 9 of california's 21 missions which converted native americans to catholicism. >> he is a founder of catholicism. sometimes he's called the apos

star are preparing for a huge cloud and putting up a large t scene to show the canonization service. ama daetz is in washington, dc, with this report on the pope's arrival. >> i amendment ma date -- i amendment -- am in washington, dc, where the pope is in the historic trip. the crowds chaned "welcome to the usa." the first family and the first catholic vice president, vice president biden, welcomed the pope and the pope greeted schoolchildren. he stepped into the back of the fiat. he did not mind rolling down the witnesses -- window to wave to the crowd. he uses modest cars as rejection of consumerism. down the street at the capitol, preparations are underway for the joint address to congress on thursday. it will be a first for any pope, security around the capitol is tight. many streets are being closed. government workers are being told to work from home. the pope will speak to congress on thursday and after meeting with the president this morning, pope francis will canonize a california california, father junipero serra, founder of the california mission. in 1987 a franciscan nun

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mass of canonization is scheduled to end 6:30 p.m. at which time more than 25,000 people will begin leaving the ground around the basilica of the national shrine. at the same time thousands way to thetheir baseball game at nationals park and concert at the center downtown. the venues encourage fans to arrive early. leon: good advice. that's for sure. all right, coming up at 2 -- 6:00, the special celebration at the local monastery to mark u.s.rrival in the maureen: the battle on capitol hill over abortion that many fear could have the nation days away from a government shutdown. leon: here is another look basilica of the national shrine where pope francis will make histy in hours.an 24 we'll be watching. we'll be right back. leon: there is the eastern portico of the shrine of the immaculate conception. francis wille conclude the cannon mass of junipero serra. coverage will continue in a moment. there is an abortion ban and it comes in a debate whether to strip federal funding for planned parenthood. leon: republicans are slettenning t

canonizing the first saint on u.s. soil, junipero serra, a controversial priest who founded missions in california. ending a day that saw some often bitterly divided city united in joy. >> god bless america. [ applause ] >> reporter: now tomorrow we expect to hear more from pope francis on immigration, income inequality and climate change as he addresses a joint meeting of congress. first pope ever to do so. lester. >> and now the pope coming face-to-face with the diversity of america. people from all over the country who came to see him and meet him and if they were lucky to be blessed by him. many with stories rooted in faith and hope. and what they discovered was a pope who seemed just as eager to meet them. nbc's tom costello spent his day in the crowds. >> reporter: on a perfect sun-drenched day, pope francis emerged from the papal tour to the cheers of the faithful and the delight of catholic school kids. >> it was really cool. >> yeah, we got to touch him and stuff and shake his hand. it was awesome. >> reporter

soil, the pope said a mass today canonizing an american saint. canonizing an american saint.hat's pretty cool i thought. very cool. yeah. so congratulations to saint oprah. >> and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> in washington i'm joined now by syndicated columnist bob franken. good morning to you. that was very funny bit there. >> she's not canonized. >> not yet anyway. >> i think she's been self-canonized. >> well, i do want to talk to you about what the pope is doing. because pope francis will be the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress today. what are we to expect? >> well, i think we're going to expect a new version of the speech that he made yesterday at the white house, where he forcefully spoke out about the need to correct climate change, danger that faces us, spoke out in support of immigrants, and also spoke out in terms of religious freedoms, and that type of thing. it was a speech that had something for everybody, and made everybody uncomfortable a little bit and i think we're going to get the same kind of thing when he spea

police fired tear gas and water canons. dozens were injured, everywhere were arrested. >> thousands ever refugees are crossing into croatia setting up a new path. more than 5,600 entered in the past 24 hours. croatia said it can cope with several thousands refugees, but not hundreds of thousands. we'll speak to al jazeera america, joining us at the border. we saw violent scenes, tell us the mood among the refugees today, after yesterday's events. >> the mood is a little calmer now. clearly calmer than it was last night after the scuffles with the hungarian riot police. behind me there are about 30 to 40 refugees staging a peaceful sit in, holding signs asking for europe to help them. a while ago they were chanting "thank you serbia." many i spoke to are eager to get into hungry. they know the border is sealed, they are aware of what happened. a lot arrived here. they still are asking for the e.u. and the international community to allow them to pass through hungary, get to austria and go through germany. there are many i sp

just a short time ago, pope francis canonized father junipero serra making him a saint.e was a controversial figure in california history. good afternoon, everyone. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., i'm following the pope's historic visit here to the united states. and i'm here at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception where he just wrapped up mass. it has been a busy first day in the nation's capital for pope francis. his first stop was a visit to the white house. and there he had a ceremony hosted by president obama and the first lady.president welcomed the holy father along with the largest crowd ever on the south lawn. more than 11,000 people. >> we see a living example of jesus' teachings. a leader whose moral authority comes not just through words, but also through deeds. >> reporter: the pope thanked his posts at the white house and the american people for their hospitality. he didn't shy away from politics, addressing climate change, calling it a problem that can no longer be left to a future generation. now, pope francis' motorcade trav

. >> carmel mission, father's serra's home will be packed for the canonization. matt keller is in carmel with the story. matt? >> it was pitch black when we arrived this morning at the carmel mission. no one here but for a security guard. later today we are expecting this place to be packed with cars and people. we ran into a lot of locals and people would came from far away yesterday to be here at the burial place of the soon-to-be saint, father junipero serra. several artifacts are in washington, dc for the ceremony and those who could not make it a large screen is ready in the courtyard. non-catholics feel a connection to pope francis. many catholics are emotional. >> emotional. >> fin who is catholic will say there is not a lot of canonization for the people to do it here while here is in the united states is a big deal. >> the carmel mission draws 125,000 people a year which could double following the canonization of father junipero serra with the viewing takes place from 1:00 o'clock to 4:00 and the mission gates are open all day and they expect anywhere fr

hungarian police responded with tear gas and water canons. special anti-terrorist units were used to push back the crowds. responding with missiles aimed at the police. families, women and children were among those caught amidst the violence. the checkpoint is a shared crossing between serbia and european union member hungary. the authorities say they've taken lawful action to protect their border. >> this is an armed mob not respecting any international or hungarian rules. using tear gas and water canons is proportionate. >> for those eagle for travel north, frustration is growing. hungarian authorities have called for a 30-day suspension of the border. the serbian government is urging hungary to accept more people. many refugee who is have arrived in serbia have found themselves unable to travel any further. many refugees looking for a new life, europe's doors remain closed. neave barker, al jazeera. >> well, we're on the serbian side of the border when the violence broke out. we'll speak to him about what he saw. >> about 20 minutes ago we

it was the first canonization on u.s.l, seen as controversial by some who say the mission enslaved native americans and spread diseases that killed much of the native population. others say it acknowledges hispanic peoples' contribution to the church. the cure rater of mission dolores was part of the ceremony and got to meet the pope. . >> i thank the holy father and asked him to continue to support native americans throughout the world but especially in california. >> reporter: he urged the crowd to spread christ's message world wide. a daily city man who traveled here to see the canonization says he's inspired. >> it was my

there will be a big mass for the canonization of junipero serra. to be a very special deal for catholics and it will be very special for latin americans also. and we're going to be -- i'm listening now to what they're saying behind us. they're actually talking through where the pope is. there's a big screen showing scenes of his trip and his actual movements here. so while we're wait forge the pope, let's talk about the controversy that also surrounding this because it's not just about celebrating the pope. it's about following this from the perspective of what matters and both positive and negative. let's bring in debra miranda, talking about her family's experience in the missions created by junipero serra. that was his claim to fame, that he helped establish through missionary work in california. debra, it's clear your efforts aren't stopping this process. what does that mean to you right now? and please make the case for why you don't believe that junipero serra should be made a saint. >> junipero serra was an extremely influential man in calif

. >>> among the speakers at today's canonization ceremony an american indian and devout catholic from the bay area. vincent medina read a passage from the old testament in the ohlone language. he told the "chronicle" while he doesn't agree with the decision to canonize serra, he decided to do the readings to honor his ancestors. kpix 5's devin fehely is in carmel where father serra is buried and where hundreds showed up to watch the canonization on the big screen. devin. >> reporter: in general the mood here was joyous as hundreds of people turned out here to the mission carmel but the controversy that has at times threatened to overshadow the canonization was never far away. >> father junipero serra. >> reporter: for catholics gathered at mission carmel it was a day of celebration. >> it's a special exciting time as a catholic. >> reporter: they watched as pope francis made it official naming junipero serra a catholic saint. >> he had extraordinary virtues. for me, that inspires me. and it membered me to evaluate my life. >> reporter: but in a garden in the shadows cast by the cathed

and during the mass, the pope will canonize junipero serra. he was a missionary on the west coast of california back in the 1700s. let's take a look live now inside the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. the largest roman catholic church in the united states. and inside that church, and among the crowd, is cbs 2's tony aiello. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: a joyful noise greeted pope francis as he arrived for the first-ever mass he has said on u.s. soil. [ singing ] >> reporter: a crowd estimated at 25,000 people washed in brilliant sunshine united in faith and in love for the humble holy father. >> in the name of the father and of the son of the holy ghost. >> reporter: it was a very trying time in the hours leading up to the mass. too few security lines and no line dedicated for wheelchair users meant waits of several hours. once inside, the mood improved. souvenir shops were packed. almost everyone went home with something featuring francis' smiling face. >> smiling faces, can't get any better. >> reporter:

riot police sprayed tear gas and water canons on those who they say breached the border. hundreds of people are now stranded at the border after it was closed on monday night. hungary said that they will remai their said that their borders will remain shut for t at least 30 days. refugees are going through croatia. but the route they're use something believed to be littered with landmines. the police are picking people up as they arrive. al jazeera's neave barker has more on the events at the border of hungary. >> angry crowds have gathered at the board desperate to cross into hungary. the desperation soon turned into violence. special anti-terrorist unites were sent in to push back the crowds. some responded with missiles aimed at the police. families, women and children were among those caught amidst the violence. [ crying ] the checkpoint is a shared crossing between serbia and hungary. the hungarian authorities say they have taken lawful action to protect their border. >> this is an armed mob trying to break into hungarian soil. it is not respecting any international

the canonization is controversial. some native americans say he mistreated the people and the mission system killed off much of their population. tomorrow pope francis will address congress, a tiers for any pope of the -- a first for any pope. thousands invited to watch. they held a lottery for tickets and the winner stopped by her office this morning to pick them up. >> it is something i had to be a part of. you can be here and you can say i heard the right words. but when you can say i was there and i heard what was said and how people were reacting it was special. >> they were one of a few who offered tickets through a lottery. what will pope francis talk about tomorrow? we spoke with those who believe he will likely encourage the u.s. to adopt the theme of his papacy. there were signs that this pope is different from his predecessor. >> you can see the clothes he wears and there are pictures where his collar is fraying. that never would have happened. >> even the name he chose, francis, was a surprise. st. francis

the canonization mass? >> yes, chuck, the washington arch bishop was thanking the pope and he said muchos gracias and the audience rose to their feet to club. it's been an extraordinary service. the sun dipped and fell back behind this grand basilica. the colors on the big screen which many are looking at became vivid. extraordinary day for the people gathered here. big day for the pope tomorrow. he'll address that joint meeting of congress tomorrow morning here in washington. of course, 30% of congress identifies as catholic but they don't all agree with him. we'll listen to hear what he says and how he says it. of course later on in the day, he heads to new york city. he'll arrive at jfk about 5:00 and then he'll head to the cathedral. that will become the most visited church by a pope outside of italy, according to cardinal dolan. he'll have vespers there, a prayer service, and then of course the big day is friday. we've got coverage for you. we've got more to do. we'll see you at 11:00 tonight. >> some