today we will have one on different global bills -- pop emobiles.e have a huge number of pieces .e have put out for this trip we have done quite a bit of research and talk to experts for this visit. i think it is interesting. this is the first trip to the u.s. pope, he has never been here before. it is good to put this in context. for people to think that america is the center of the world, but then you realize that pope francis has never been here ever and there's only other countries that popes have gone to -- china, asia, south america, these other areas of the world that have been so important to the catholic church. host: sarah bailey, who covers religion for the "washington post," her work available online with a preview of the holy father's trip to washington, d.c. this week. thank you very much for being with us. we will follow your reporting as the week proceeds. what do you think about the pope's impact on public policy? the phone lines are open. we will begin with ed, joining us from georgia. good morning. caller: good morning. i have bee