so sometimes i think we don't get enough credit to poor pope benedict. >> you're right. lot in it is directly from pope benedict. >> and not only pope francis but a lot of priests and bishops in the catholic church still look to pope benedict as their kind of intellectual reference for a lot of things. >> he just didn't have the personality that pope francis did. >> well, also the moment we saw when we were broadcasting live last night and many of you probably saw what he did when he spoke to the, you know, all of the families here about family, he went completely off script, and for many of the commentators and the guests we had oen, father rosica you were one of them, they said that that was the moment that perhaps more often he should go off script and be human. you just saw him light up. he was absolutely animated. and perhaps that's a skill that he has that his predecessors didn't. >> talking about the nuns who stay at home too long. and mother came up and asked him, my son is 30, 34, he's still at home. what am i to do? and the pope said stop ironing his shirts. let

some people have seen the pope before, others have seen other popes visit the united states like pope benedictnd pope john paul but for everybody out here they really come here to hear him and to see him and you know it's really interesting to see a lot of people talking about what a beautiful day it is here out in d.c., it's sort of perfect weather for the parade and looking at just under an hour or so stephanie before that is to begin and people excited and waiting patiently. >> where celebrity has become such a big deal around the world but particularly in this country, when you were talking to the people that have gathered there did you get a sense this is about celebrity or that this is -- these people really have been listening to what this pope has been saying and whether it be about climate change or inclusi inclusive intolerant society and have they been heeding to the messages? >> that is one of the big issues, obviously something that we have been talking about as you mentioned climate change is a hot button issue and something that has been talked for conservative in the catholic a

pope benedict was a bit reserved, not as gregarious, we will see a different affect with this pope certainly. >> remember wolf in 2008 it was a different time here as well. the catholic church here was still going through very much the sex abuse crisis. and that was something that benedict had to really deal with. so it was almost a much more serious trip when pope benedict was here with respect to the kind of air we're breathing now. >> father beck, you talked about that speech he made before becoming pope. he criticized self-referential tendency toward what he termed narcissistic -- and he talked about the catholicism careerism and backfiring. delia, has he been able to make inroads in that? >> well, yes. although it's very difficult to change millennia of vatican bureaucracy, but i think the way you change it is not even so much in the structure. i mean, they are doing structural changes to combining offices and trying to streamline. obviously made headway in the vatican bank. but the way you really change is through attitudes and the pope has said that as well. the first change is attitu

was here in the stadium, 2008 and he was, you know, i don't think he shared pope benedict's politics, but he was so visibly, emotionally moved, by being in the presence of the pope. >> yes. >> and i'm wondering, anxious as you see the pope on 5th avenue, one of your haunting stops, and you work in this area. >> absolutely. >> and this is, your turf and here's the pope. >> yeah, it's a remarkable thing. i mean, i've had the pleasure of meeting him on one occasion in home, of the united states and new york, is, is, incredible occasion. and i just think it's remarkable that 50 years ago we had to talk about whether [ indiscernible ] should be elected president and, the united states established diplomatic relations, only in the 80s, and mou this, this jesuit hope has addressed congress this morning and now he's parading down 5th avenue, to the cheers of thousands of people, it's a wonderful thing to see them both. >> very busy trip, and will be analyzed by people of all politics and stripes, and his trip to cuba, this is a man who started the ball rolling, the phone recall to raul castr

also, pope benedict was known as the green pope. now, having said all of that pope francis is certainly broken the mold anew. >> pope francis jesuit. first jesuit pope. what do you take away from that. for many catholic notice united states, i mean, around the world, that's what the huge big deal. >> well, it's a monstrous deal as the first jesuit. the jesuits were often on the front lines in the course of the church histories and great defenders of the faith basically great missionaries as well. pope francis essentially wanted to go to japan. he became a jesuit hoping he could become a missionary. his health didn't allow him to do that it was great training. rigorous training on the jesuits. many of us have studied on jesuits. admire that rigor. that's part of it. he is a very free man. the jesuits are very big on discernment. praying a lot and then acting. and he obviously does that. >> there is some criticism from some that he is political. let me take the issue of immigration for instance. does he raise immigration as quote a po

certainly we'll follow pope benedict's travel through this. excuse me. pope francis. correction made. but they have people from all over the world here. >> canada and mexico, you would expect that. but pakistan and vietnam and those who have made preparations to come here more than a year ago and we were talking about that this morning, bill. we were up very, very early and came to the staging to bring this broadcast. you could see people lining up already and you see what is called by some people, the first african-american mayor here, gorgeous mosaic. the faces that you see here represent the world, not only in america. so this pope will be reaching out to those american immigrants today and tomorrow as well. it's an appropriate place because the church, the basilica, the cathedral that he'll be speaking at soon and conducting a service there, was built during the civil war. and it was a target of anti-immigrant violence, potentially. and that's why they made the windows so high at this basilica, to ensure that stones could not be thrown during the midst of the civi

pope francis? i submit that he is quite blunt and you can spin him. john paul ii and benedict xvi were addressed by american conservative voices brought distorting lens to what both those two great pope said tuesday. window pope francis there's no need to interpret. it is kind of funny. one of the early criticisms of pope francis was he is very confusing. there's nothing confusing about him. you can talk to some immigrant workers picking the tomatoes we have with our salad at lunch, they are not confused by pope francis. people levelling that charge just don't like what he has to say. the critique is systemic, the change pope francis calls for is not merely individual capitalists become more virtuous but is in favor of virtue and opposed to vice, but is deeper than that. if that predicates, it is only a matter of people behaving more virtually, any system would do. i remind you of madison st. men were angels there would be no need for government. the pope's critique of the free market system has two traps, one based on on the ground and the other at the level of theory and in

we start off with a little photographic essay of his early life, then the abdication of pope benedict. there's 1700 photographs in the book. all the images from pope benedict's abdication, then the election process, the white smoke coming out over st. peters. i was there on that evening and witnessed it. then his installation. and then the bulk of the book is made up -- we broke it into month by month. so the reader will be able to see what kind of thing the pope does. he gets up at 4:00 in the morning. he hamas at 7:00, prayers. he goes down, eats with the over 70 priests in the vatican. he goes off, has meetings in the morning. comes back for lunch. it's a cafeteria he takes a tray, sits down with whoever is with business. >> just a few more seconds here. for all of new yorkers, what will they glean from this visit this week no matter what their faith is? >> they'll see somebody who has a fantastic sense of humanity, fantastic belief in humanity, they'll enjoy this visit. >> father collins, thanks for coming in. we're looking live at the ceremony and mass in havana. history before o

things changed a lot when pope benedict came to town. >> it did. football team was the security for the pope. it wasn't like today. in 2000 # we had a lot of -- 2008 we had looft security as well and the -- lot of security as well and the pope came by the basilica twice. so we filled the mall withstanding people but it wasn't nearly the operation that this is now and the security has heightened. >> even the media for pope benedict was far less than what we have right now. >> that's right. we had 24 spots for the media along the area where we are right now for pope benedict and they were all taken and everybody was happy to have them. we're on a rise their will hold 10 press positions of -- 130 press positions. it's incredible. there are 900 credentialed to come here today. >> i didn't get a chance to say hello to you because you're so busy. you really have been hands on. this has been months and months of planning by you and your staff. >> it started the 19th of january for most of us because that's when the pope on his plane from the philippines s

pope benedict xvi. >> stunning news. >> this is something that none of us -- >> incredible. >> -- nonere. a pope announces he is resigning. >> this simply isn't done. it's been almost 600 years since a pope resigned. no one saw this coming. certainly in this country. >> benedict xvi resigned. a move unprecedented in the modern papacy. the scene was now set for the radical change that would come. >> in 2013, all the talk was of vatican dysfunction. how can we put our house in order, how can we sort out the money, how can we have better governance in the church? >> now cardinals who had favored bergoglio's election in 2005 got another chance. was he the reformer the church needed? did bergoglio even want the job? and was he strong enough to lead the church? >> so they sent some people to ask him questions. someone asked him the question, how is your health? how do you feel with your lungs? >> because of the pneumonia he had and the surgery. everybody was talking about -- >> yeah, yeah. >>> when we come back, the humble priest emerges as holy father. >> cardinal bergoglio, important to no

pope benedict xvi. >> stunning news. >> this is something that none of us -- >> incredible. >> -- noned before. a pope announces he is resigning. >> this simply isn't done. it's been almost 600 years since a pope resigned. no one saw this coming. certainly in this country. >> benedict xvi resigned. a move unprecedented in the modern papacy. the scene was now set for the radical change that would come. >> in 2013, all the talk was of vatican dysfunction. how can we put our house in order, how can we sort out the money, how can we have better governance in the church? >> now cardinals who had favored bergoglio's election in 2005 got another chance. was he the reformer the church needed? did ber fwrksgoglio even want t? and was he strong enough to lead the church? >> so they sent some people to ask him questions. someone asked him the question, how is your health? how do you feel with your lungs? >> because with the pneumonia he had and the surgery. everybody was talking about -- >> yeah, yeah. >>> when we come back, the humble priest emerges as holy father. >> cardinal bergoglio importan

i've had the opportunity to meet pope john paul ii, pope benedict and now pope francis.t's an unbelievable experience to meet christ's vicars here on earth. it's unbelievable. there's something about francis. his carism, his simplicity and love for people is infectious. you can see that in rome but you can see it now in our own country in the united states of america. >> that translates, comes right through the tv. a lot of people here hoping they will see that in person. father gallagher, let's talk about the church event, canonization at the basilica national shrine of immaculate conception. beautiful mass. >> a very long day for the holy father. the greeting at the white house. something we all know makes him somewhat uncomfortable. he's a very simple person. but the beauty of being treated by the president of the united states. then having make time to relax. he was then taken to the basilica of the national shrine of immaculate conception, the largest church in the western hemisphere. there he was greeted by a priest from the diocese of scranton and cardinal wuerl a

the record to beat, by the way, is pope benedict who sent the markets up north of 4.5%. so in the course of the next six days, the pope is going to be under enormous pressure to do that. he is probably unaware of that but i thought i would mention it to you. also, i should say pope john paul ii visited the united states more than any other pontiff. we count his market gains for the times he would visit with the president of the united states. again, it's benedict who has the record to beat. somehow, i do not think that is in the front tier of worries in this particular pontiff in what will be busy travel having him being greeted by no less than the president of the united states, his wife, the vice president of the united states, his wife, their children and grandchildren. let's listen. [ cheers and applause ] >> obviously you can see the president and his children and his wife, the vice president and his children -- grandchildren and wife ready to greet the pontiff. it is unusual for a president to greet a pontiff upon his arrival in the united states, but not n unpreced

and never has. >> it's one of the things that differe differentiates from his predecessor pope benedict who we know liked fashion. the papal fashion. his famous red prada shoes. this pope is very low key, very simple in terms of the garments he chooses to use and the life he chooses to live. >> and you know, i was struck by something that i read over the weekend about humor and how important it is for him and his religious life and how he thinks that it should be important to everyone as they -- as they live out their life in religious terms and you can see him smiling, almost throughout every shot you see. >> what a face. >> oh, this is a fiat 500 four-door sedan. you don't see those every day. >> now we know. now we know. the pope arrives in washington and he is whisked away from andrews in style. >> well, speaking of cars and roads, let's bring in our traffic reporter, melissa, in the afternoon for us. melissa, talk about some of these road closures. he will certainly be zooming straight down massachusetts avenue but a lot of people have to steer clear of a lot of roads. >> lot of pe

pope benedict did, too. pope benedict said there was a role for government in the regulation of the economy redistribution of wealth. liberal democrats talking about the role -- he also is challenging the system at its very roots. what we have is a carbon-based economy, which stresses consumer base. >> 's father, do you know anything about pollution in government controlled economies? were they so completely polluted -- >> i'm not defending socialism. >> father, may i finish my point? the private sector does a lot war against pollution. countries that are based under free-market capitalist system have much more success dealing with pollution than countries by communist china or the old soviet union. >> we have pollution controls in this country because the government has imposed them. neil: we have to go. it occurs to me you are thinking all these nasty questions came for me. forgive them, father for they know not what they do. they work for, well, sbm. when we come back, talk about bad guys of capitalism. w

he succeeded pope benedict xvi. he chose the name pope francis after st. francis of assisi, the patron st. of animals and environment and also known historically for giving up a wealthy life to live in poverty. let's go to mike viqueira at the white house as we watch those peep waiting for the pope to arrive. he'll be in the nation's capital for two full days. take us through the schedule. >> it's a full schedule, let's go outside the nunciature on embassy row, massachusetts avenue if you're familiar with it directly across the street from the vice president's residence at the naval observatory. in that crowd i feel certain that there are supporters as well as many who are protesting. there's one man who had a vigil outside that nunciature for years protesting against pedophilia among the priesthood. a fascinating biography of this pope with a chemistry student at one time and a bar bouncer before he heard the calling for the church. let's go through the schedule very quickly. tomorrow morning an arrival ceremony much like you're familiar with for state vi

he was the head of pope benedict's security force. and all of a sudden, 2013, pope francis was elected. and his job went from being something that was understandable within the realm of, you know, what you would expect to do as a chief security officer for the vatican city state to a pope who wouldn't live on the top floor of the apostolic palace, but went to live in a guest house that backs out into the road. and a pope who after mass he would sail outside of the vatican city walls so he's been a fascinating challenge for his security team who have risen to the challenge. one of the most interesting things i have been watching is the relationship between those two you can see them at times almost a little bit of tension. the pope wants to stop, no, here you can't, here you can. it's turned into quite a beautiful relationship if you watch them together. >> that's fun, i'll have to pay more attention to that with regard to people and the way they approach the pope, we have seen people reach out to him and security protocol was such that

i drawed comparison when pope benedict came here and pope john paul. i don't recall seeing this kind of contact with parishioners and people. >> you see someone with extensive pastoral experience. >> he sounded like that in congress when he was -- i think he did it in such a gentle way, the subject of that, you would think -- before it was over you wouldn't realize you were chided. >> that is his sense of trying to reach people in their hearts. he is not trying to persuade them. he wants them to think about it. he says it in a way that you can listen. almost like jesus with the parables. not the same but saying it in that way so they can hear it. >> he has the gifts that the people are giving him. [ inaudible ]. >> when he was a teenager in his hometown, he had a young neighbor girl fell in love. he said to her, if i don't became a priest, i will marry you. and, of course, he went a different path and became priest. he wrote a letter to her explaining what he had done and apparently she never got it. her father got it and tore it up. how his life has c

the pope benedict loved it. was made the chief justice of the vatican version of the supreme court. but then that pope, pope benedict quit, which is amazing. popes don't really quit, right? but pope benedict did. that's how pope francis became the new pope. and pope francis didn't have the same feelings about cardinal burke. he demoted him, he yanked him off the supreme court and gave him basically a ceremonial job where no one would ever hear from him again. the highest ranking american official in the vatican under the old pope was sent to a desk job by pope francis. he made the whole scandal, the whole mystery of this pope who quit, the second pope, this pope emeris, he made that whole scandal and story disappear. that was a world shakingly bizarre and inexplicable scandal when the previous pope stepped down and nobody knew why. one of the most miraculous things about pope francis is that his participatecy has been so consequential and such a big deal, it eclipsed the scandal that opened up the position for h

you had john paul ii in 1998, pope benedict in 2012, and now this.ary order there was rest, which means they are anticipating and here is president castro. let's hear what he says. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> patrick, help us along. >> he's welcoming now, talking about the deep honor it is to have the pope here. as an example of our americas. thank you for his generosity. he's talking about when they met last may at the vatican, memorable encounter, raul castro calls it. >> translator: the intention to go forward with the idea of independence, sovereignty, with natural resources and social justice in mind. but we had a -- in the distribution of wealth. and the continent, government legitimately constituted who work for a better future have to face intensive destabilization. we have followed very closely your words, the exultation, the words of the bible with social questions and incyclical words. talk about the future and the care of humanity and the planet, i have come to think very deeply on this. it will be a reference for the next summi

. >> i noticed the winds have changed and john paul brought here and continued with pope benedict and now with pope francis positive changes are being felt, and it's a wonderful thing to witness. >> tomorrow pope francis will hold an open air mass in revolution square. an estimated 1 million people are expected to attend. a news anchor will be live, the first of three u.s. cities the pope will visit when he arrives in the u.s. tuesday. watch for am a's reports and watch as pope francis on his historic trip. >>> saturday tv institution ended the 53-year run. ♪ ♪ >> just minutes ago, the emotional final episode was aired on univision 14. it was the longest running variety show on television. don francisco said good-bye with a special live show featuring a look back at his very long run. there were well wishes from several celebrities and also from president obama. very cool. >>> one berkeley man ordered a pizza and wings from dominos and got a lot more than that. imagine finding stacks of cash with your order. the moral dilemma and big reward. >> i ordered pizza and had the day off. >>

pope benedict was an outstanding pope, a great mind.a doctor of the church one day in my mind, a theologian. but the church was going through difficult times. we needed a lift, a shot in the arm. when i saw that, and you're the first one i spoke to after i came down from the balcony from upstairs. and i said something happened tonight. it's going to bear much fruit for the church. you know what it was, when he asked people to pray over him, that screaming crowd. and he bowed and asked us to pray over him. >> and he still asked that very important question, pray for me. pray for me. >> we will get a quick break. live special coverage of the pope. remarkable trip to the united states. remarkable night ahead in philadelphia. we'll be right back. we have three chevy's here. alright. i want you to place this award on the podium next to the vehicle that you think was ranked highest in initial quality by j.d. power. hmm. can i look around at them? sure. highest ranking in initial quality. it's gotta be this one. this is it. you are wrong. real

pope benedict was in kind of a different role, different point in history, different personality all together. and now we have pope francis, i said it before, i'll say it more times, 78 years old. generally in good health. he has expressed some c consternation and frustration that his love of ice cream has not abated during his papacy and there must be more of it around but he is -- he's said to as an aside that he is aware he's putting on some pounds in this job. he had his right lung removed as a young man but he -- i'll tell you, at high altitudes, at sea level, on what would be a gruelling schedule for anyone as they quite literally roll out the carpet to welcome the leader of the catholic church across the globe, he has done well at all of it and this is what's required of the leader of the catholic church in the jet age. so the door will be popped open shortly. all eyes are on that front door. as you might have seen as we have shown our correspondents around the washington metro area there, there are some low heavy clouds there today, quite a wind. though veterans of that base w

so, let's start, denise, why do you think pope benedict resi resigned? is huge. it's an enormous undertaking and i think he just didn't want to do it anymore. >> jorge, why do you think benedict reseened? >> i think he wanted to preserve as much as of his legacy as he could. >> sarah? >> always been an academic. desire to do that more than the pastoral. wasn't what the role he wanted to fill and what we need. >> kevin? >> i think she was always in john paul's shadow. it is interesting to note after that conclave we find out that cardinal berglio was with the runner-up in 2005. >> do you think we know the real zmeel. >> i'm a conspiracy they arist or a journalist. pope benedict resigns. reseens? that's like it doesn't happen. and my immediate thought was, this was orchestrated. the fix was in. that was not working out. and they said, you know what? let's get rid of this guy and get the other guy we almost picked. i'm sorry to reduce it to the simple terms and that's what was going on. just a power play. >> cathy, what do you think? >> he was a poor choice.

african-american catholics and played for popes before, for john paul at the vatican and also pope benedictte house. >> attention. >> mr. president, this concludes the ceremony. >> official welcoming ceremony over. president obama will escort the pope back into the white house where the pope will sign the official guest book and in just a few minutes we expect the president and the pope will appear on that balcony on the south portico as they walk inside, i want to go to terry moran there at the white house. how did it feel? >> reporter: what a morning, george. i mean, it's just incredible. all the grandeur, all the pageantry of a state visit to the united states for this man who has come to this country and countries around the world reaching out with that trademark simplicity of his and the crowd here, 11,000 tickets, i look out among them, sailors and nuns and parents with their kids and an incredibly diverse crowd, someone with a notre dame sweatshirt, go, irish, i guess, one of enormous pride, as well, pride in their catholicism and americanism and president obama greeting this man who

pope benedict was known to be such an intellect. the hearts and minds of those who work within the catholic church to the extent we're presuming pope francis does? >> well, you're right in saying they're very different in style, temperament, personality. pope benedict is a very retiring man a scholar, a great writer and not just operating at the highest levels, he could do that, i think a very graceful writer. i loved readings his sermons, books, homilies, essays, and i think he will have a very long-lasting effect on the church. we talk about the fathers of a church, those ancient teachers whose writings are still read. i think benedict was a bit like a father of the church. now, our current pope, as i say, is like the parish priest of the world. so he's able to speak in a way that appeals immediately to the imagination and to the heart and that has a powerful effect. each one is going to have a long-term effect in a different way and that's part of the genius of the holy spirit in giving us these two men back to back. >> elizabeth

pope benedict gave -- john paul ii gave some interviews to the polish press particularly, pope benedicteological. this pope speaks freely. he gives interviews and that sometimes means that things can get messy in the translation and people guess about what he's talking about. >> father malone, we appreciate you joining us this morning. thank you for your analysis of the pope's visit. we appreciate it on this momentous day here in the united states. >>> more fox and friends in just moments. first we have governor chris christie, he will be joining us on the other side of this break as the pope makes his way to philadelphia. we will be talking to the governor coming up in just a few minutes. with the pain and swelling of my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... ordinary objects often seemed... intimidating. doing something simple... meant enduring a lot of pain. if ra is changing your view of everyday things orencia may help. orencia works differently by targeting a source of ra early in the inflammation process. for many, orencia provides long-term relief of ra symptoms. it's helped

. >> cardinal dolan had ek plained that pope benedict prosided over mass at yankees stadium. the outdoor mass. >> he's wearing the green vests. the cycle ordinary time. this is an extraordinary mass. just means it's not christmas or easter. it's a time which we continue to celebrate the presence of the lord among us in a special way. >> often asked why is there such interest? we devote a lot of coverage to it. with all the crowds that have gathered, they're not all catholic. i often try to answer that i think this is part of the, there are of course the political discussions and courses, the church's position and the disagreements, but the ritual, the fanfare, i've covered enclaves, cardinal dolan and there seems to be a fascination this is some of this tradition centuries old. >> it's theatre. the colors, the candles and the investments. everything is meant to engage the senses. is is that the world is good. and we creation is good and it resognates with i think deeply with pope francis and most catholics. we honor all of this. so, the liturgy reflects that. colors and smell

pope benedict. as well as pope john paul ii. >> yes. >> and when we have been talking about these meetings, of families, you know, for this pope's visit, really it started with him going to philadelphia, and then all this was added on. >> were you surprised how many stops he actually made? >> at 78 years old, i would be exhausted by his schedule. and i'm a little bit younger. >> it is incredible to see how active he has been. and to mary's point, that was supposed to be the hallmark event and it still may be but here in new york, we are thinking that our events were the hallmark event. just like they're thinking from dc from the basilica to the south lawn event, right up to his departure there. and he has done a great job, i feel of having sprinkled events where he is sitting and standing before some of the most powerful people in the world to immediately transitioning to the least powerful people in the world. as i mentioned. from the joint session of congress. to then going to saint patrick's churc

then there was pope benedict, a more scholarly person and kept his own council more. and now we have francis who is a real extrovert and is a very popular person in the world, maybe the most popular person in the world. and so what he says gets a great deal of attention which is why i think it's so important about what he says and what he thinks. there are some areas i think that maybe he's being misguided or his experience growing up in argentina growing up in the pa roens has formed his thinking on such things as capitalism and economic systems and free markets. i think the united states is a perfect model to demonstrate to him the two days he's here in washington, at least, four days in the u.s., what capitalism means and what it can do for people and how it can allow them to come out of poverty. and when it does in the united states case, we share that with other people in other countries. that's a great model. argentina is no model. argentina 100 years ago was one of the economic powerhouses of the world. i think it was 13th per capita gdp. it's now 75th or somet

they've seen pope benedict and pope john paul, as well. they're used to this, here early, ready and waiting for the pope to come through this area. >> what happens after the parade? >> after the parade, the pope will leave for the cathedral of st. matthew, the apostle for a mid-day prayer and lead a service for 300 to 400 bishops. later this afternoon, he will be holding a mass and there are thousands expect to show up for that, as well. >> thank you, in washington, standing by for the papal parade. the pope has a big day planned in the nation's capitol and will head to the cathedral of st. matthew for a mid-day prayer and discourse with bishops. this afternoon, he will canonize at the ba as i will la of the national shrine. >> president of china is meeting with business leaders in seattle today to convince them china is good for investment. he will discuss hacking, something the chinese have been blamed for. >> both commercial cyber theft and hacking against a government's ned works are crimes that must be punished according to the law an

pope benedict prayed there in 2008 while the memorial was still under construction. >> the pope is insideot have a camera in there with him at the moment. we expect him to be inside for just a few minutes more as he looks over some artifacts that were collected at the time. the events surrounding the pope come on a very busy news day for us. i think everyone in the united states was surprised to hear this morning that the republican speaker of the house, long time speaker john boehner had decided to resign from congress. it was just yesterday that the pope was speaking at the congress. here's the pope meeting john boehner. boehner of course a catholic himself. we saw that boehner was overcome with emotion all day long, not unusual for the speaker but certainly overcome with emotion during his visit in his office here with pope francis and then later when pope francis was speaking to the joint session of congress. maybe we figured out why that was. boehner announcing today he will resign from congress, ending his long time speakership. we have john dickerson, cbs news political direction a

for a youngering cardinal after pope benedict. they were looking for a manager, someone who can sort out vatican problems and the finances and bureaucracy who had a managerial style. they were looking for someone with exactly the opposite qualities. a pastor.hey got >> he has changed the church in a very different way than we all had land. i believe this is a man that has great service. he is absolutely astute and he knows exactly what is going on. charlie: and does he appreciate and want to utilize his power? >> yes. he said something today which i think was very interesting to the bishops. he said power should not be linked with authority, in that sense, but it is the power of weakness that eventually will win the world. it is his own weakness that speaks to us. what he is saying is that we will attract people, we will attract the world and others by going to the poor, by going to the immigrant, through works of charity and mercy. perhaps in the past we've had cardinals and bishops, they have been worried about frills. this is a

. >> reporter: pope benedict and pope john paul ii both the stayed here. >> the heart of the house might be interesting to note is a chapel. it's really on the third floor which is the middle of the house. and it's the most decorated part of the house. the family was very devote. they had daily mass. >> reporter: pope francis arrives a week from thursday fridaying into kennedy from d.c. and then he will take a helicopter to man a hat tan. he'll be at st. patrick's cathedral for evening prayers. >> i work right across the street from the church. >> reporter: joseph looks forward to the pope's visit even though it will mean tight security in the area where he works. >> the side that we work on, we have to go to a separate entrance and a little bit earlier than usual because there will be a lot of delay. >> reporter: construction workers at st. patrick's cathedral told us it's been suggested to them to finish up their work before the pope's arrival. the visit coincides with the u.n. general assembly nearly 200 world leaders will be in new york including president obama. expect gridlock when

. >> you don't seek higher office and office pope benedict xvi decided to step down. >> i was in romen this happened. as we can see the motorcade right near us. it's right behind us, iain. >> right to our right shoulder here where we are up here on the ben franklin parkway. >> you were in rome when this happen. when the college of cardinals decided to elect this relatively unknown archbishop cardinal. >> who was known as -- >> argentino. cardinal bergoglio. >> a lot of people 2.5 years ago such an us precedented pope benedict xvi stepped down. he was not -- pope francis was not -- everyone was hand capping think hook the top five favorites were. no one discussed him he sort of came out of nowhere and so i remember when -- that night he came out on state peter's basilica and it sunned like this. the energy was incredible. >> here we go. the crowd sees them. they see him. you can hear the -- >> all of the excitement. >> there he is. there's the pope mobile. there's the crowd. let's listen to this. >> i love the spontaneity. let's see what happens here. >> these people, they have waited

a century ago, at the beginning of the great war, which pope benedict xv termed a pointless slaughtertable 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. 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 abov

in 2008 pope benedict xvi made a six-day tour of america. during the trip he highlighted the sexual abuse scandal involving catholic priests in the united states. during a visit to the white house president george w. bush hit a lighter note. happy birthday to you he and first lady laura bush celebrated pope benedict's 81st birthday. as pope francis makes his way to washington, he will be making history as the first pope to address the u.s. congress. father reese says his message could also ruffle some feathers. >> this pope is concerned about the poor, the environment, and is he critical of libertarian capitalism? so he's not afraid of challenging people. and sometimes when he challenges people they get mad. >> you expect him to challenge congress? >> i don't see how he can't. >> reporter: according to one recent major study, the number of catholics in america has been steadily decreasing in recent years. but u.s. catholic leaders hope this visit by pope francis will help turn that trend in the other direction. >> pope francis is the only wo

he had been handed a book after his visit with pope benedict in 2012. a book on religion. pope francis also handed over a series of books. interestingly, he handed a writing of a spanish born priest that was fidel's tutor, prior to the revolution. castro had this man expelled in 1961. the handing of the writings of a former attitudor, former leader. it's an supering moment. and could be a sign that the pope is not necessarily holding back punches in terms of the discourse going forward. he's been critical of the state and the united states in terms of its application of the embargo. what transpires next as the pope makes a 3-day, 4-day visit across the island, and then to the united states. it will be words watching. >> david ariosto. we'll watch that, there's a programming note to tell you about coming up later. a preview of an al jazeera special airing tonight called "the pope and the mafia", and talk to the film-maker behind the documentary in the second half hour. >> first, trump, g.o.p. hopeful ben carson, during a television appearance, corrsan said he would not suppo

back then you remember pope benedict was the pope.e stepped down and came the election of pope francis who came in second in the election. a lot of people don't know that. the helicopter will taxi over to the american airlines flight a lot of people will be saying goodbye to him in new york city, so we can say hello to him in philadelphia. >> we'll see that beautiful smile we expect to see him. a lot of people think he is very serious very dour, he said at the moment when he realized he became pope a happiness infused into his soul. that has carried fourth as he has gone out and greeted people. he said to a friend being pope is very entertaining. you would imagine he sees quite a few things as he goes through his day. matt you and i and i have done expensive reading on him from the beginning. his call to help those in need. if you see somebody in a wheelchair or visibly sick, he makes his way out, that's what christ would do, he would find the leper and kiss the wounds stop ignoring those at the margins and embrace them and bring them

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>> well,, pop pope benedict promised to come to philadelphia for the world conference on families. since he couldn't come pope francis stepped in to do it. since this is his first trip to the united states he really had to come to washington to meet the president. that's normal protocol. then speaker boehner invited him to address the joint session of congress. that will be very interesting to watch. the other thing is in 1965 when paul vi was the first pope to come to the united states, he often wanted to come to the united nations. that's a bully pulpit from which they can articulate their international goals and agenda. >> the argument has been that modern and liberal catholics are very excited about this pope, and conservatives not so excited. how does this pope bring these two sides together, and can he do it? >> actually, if you look at the public opinion polls, self identified conservative catholics. he gets the kind of ratings that people would kill for. the people who don't like this pope are the conservative commentators. these are the people who will always want the catho

in 2008 pope benedict xvi made a six-day tour of america.uring the trip he highlighted the sexual abuse scandal involving catholic priests in the united states. during a visit to the white house president george w. bush hit a lighter note. ♪ happy birthday to you he and first lady laura bush celebrated pope benedict's 81st birthday. as pope francis makes his way to washington, he will be making history as the first pope to address the u.s. congress. father reese says his message could also ruffle some feathers. >> this pope is concerned about the poor, the environment, and is he critical of libertarian capitalism? so he's not afraid of challenging people. and sometimes when he challenges people they get mad. >> you expect him to challenge congress? >> i don't see how he can't. >> reporter: according to one recent major study, the number of catholics in america has been steadily decreasing in recent years. but u.s. catholic leaders hope this visit by pope francis will help turn that trend in the other direction. >> pope francis is the only wo

. >> he shows us fabric provided for the prevention pope, benedict xvi. >> you find a friend, they make friends in my store. >> reporter: we see that when we meet ronnie. >> i've been here for more than 18 years. all of us are coming here, jews muslims christians, this is jerusalem for me. and he is the prettiest face of the whole city for me. every time i come i'm here. >> but these shelves also hold another conflict. >> the damascus fabric it's very short. i can't go there because of the situation. >> this is a robe that's traditionally worn at wedding celebrations, this particular piece comes from the syrian capital, damascus. it is the last one in his shop. the most exquisite. from the city of palmyra, taken over by islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> they do the special art fabric. >> even here with the recent tension in jerusalem, business is bad. >> we, jerusalem, knock comes here. >> that he may return to syria one day to continue buying the fabrics that have been his family's business for decades. stefanie dekker, al jazeera, east jerusalem. >> pope francis is forming a tr

this pope has 85% approval rate which is really huge because pope benedict had fallen only to a 40% approval rating. so right now catholics say they are excited about this pope and pope francis as we know is being called the people's pope. back to you. >> looking forward to your reports out there tara, thank you. >>> the temperatures cooled off big time today. as much as 20 degrees easily in those inland bay valleys. high pressure has weakened a little bit. the marine layer got just, went straight up right. so it got thicker out there. we had fog in a lot of the inland bay valleys this morning. and it'll be back again tomorrow morning. so the cooling has begunful the fire danger has taken a big drop. the air quality has taken a little better -- the cooling has begun. the fire danger has taken a big drop. look at all this moisture. this is a lot of old tropical storm moisture, hurricane moisture that is now just milling around in the pacific. i'm not saying it's going to rain right now but when we talk about el nino that's what we're talking about. we're talking about an atmosphere infused by

he sang for pope benedict at nationals park in 2008. be different. >> this is a spiritual moment for america and the pope. this is the first time he's going to get to introduce himself up close and personal to the american people. >> reporter: under the direction of thomas staley, the papal choir will sing 25 pieces. >> we're trying to somehow catch the spirit of our new pope. so the music is supposed to reflect all of that. >> reporter: staley helped hand pick his 90 choir members from a group of 330 who auditioned. >> the diversity of the mosaic of who we are as catholics is represented in this event. that's quite intentional. >> reporter: they know they've got a lot of work ahead of them. >> it's undating. it's a 12 to 15-hour a day task at this time. it's exciting but also gruelling. that takes a lot of work, particularly when you have 90 different people from a lot of different parishes and musical spurns. >> reporter: singers say all that practice will be worth it when they finally get to perform for the pope. >> i'll be so happy,