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| Pope Francis arrives at US Capitol for historic address to Congress – live coverage | |
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| 2.59pm BST14:59 | |
| Press except for photographers barred from taking photos in House chamber. But lots of members snapping away with their phones on floor | |
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| The pope is not only an iconoclast when it comes to politics. He’s also showing scant regard for American traditions ... | |
| I can't believe the pope wore white after Labor Day. | |
| Updated at 2.58pm BST | |
| 2.53pm BST14:53 | |
| Dan Roberts | |
| DC bureau chief Dan Roberts just spotted New Jersey governor and prospective Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie in the gallery. | |
| Floor of House crowded, Senators and reps waiting for @Pontifex to be introduced in. #PopeInUSA pic.twitter.com/O6L8co2C7z | |
| 2.47pm BST14:47 | |
| Ben Jacobs | |
| One Republican congressman, Paul Gosar of Arizona, is boycotting Pope Francis’s address to Congress because of the pontiff’s views on climate change, says the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs. Gosar said: | |
| This climate change talk has adopted all of the socialist talking points, wrapped false science and ideology into ‘climate justice’ and is being presented to guilt people into leftist policies ... If the Pope wants to devote his life to fighting climate change then he can do so in his personal time. | |
| Updated at 2.53pm BST | |
| 2.45pm BST14:45 | |
| Interesting spot from my colleague Angela Bruno: | |
| Jorge Ramos, the Emmy-award winning journalist and Univision anchor who has more recently made headlines for his verbal scuffle with Donald Trump over immigration issues, dishes out both praise and criticism for the Pope in an opinion piece entitled, “A Sinner Pope.” | |
| While the Pope has been painted by many as progressive, liberal or even radical, Ramos thinks otherwise – suggesting the Pope is hardly willing to make any real hard-hitting change and highlights the issues the Pontiff has failed to address thus far: | |
| “The pope’s humbleness, simplicity and accessibility don’t necessarily mean that he’s going to make deep changes in Catholic doctrine. Despite his liberal stances, Pope Francis is hardly a radical. And so far, his changes are all about style, not substance. | |
| “While he has been celebrated in the media as a religious leader who is refreshingly open to change, Francis still refuses to allow women into the priesthood, do away with the requirement that priests be celibate, embrace gay marriage or approve the usage of contraceptives for 1.2 billion Catholics in the world. | |
| “And with regard to the sex abuse scandal, Francis hasn’t dared point a finger at those within the church who covered up for criminals. It’s true that unlike his two predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, Francis has imposed a zero-tolerance policy with regard to sexual abuse, but many of the bishops and cardinals who knew for decades about crimes committed against minors remain in their posts.” | |
| Read the full story here. | |
| Updated at 2.47pm BST | |
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| CNN’s commentator just boasted about meeting three popes. But former speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi is out-bragging him. | |
| I keep a folder w photos of my papal visits - the first at age 14 when I met Pope Pius XII at the Vatican. #PopeInDC pic.twitter.com/zKN1NfeB2b | |
| My husband Paul and I were so honored to greet Pope John Paul II when he visited SF in the late 1980s. #PopeInDC pic.twitter.com/KjyijCCCnk | |
| 2.32pm BST14:32 | |
| Lauren is in the crowd. | |
| Light cheering when the pope arrived, but everyone is silent to hear @SpeakerBoehner | |
| While we wait for the address to begin ... pic.twitter.com/9r5MXmFngs | |
| 2.27pm BST14:27 | |
| Pope Francis compliments Boehner on his green tie, saying it is “the color of hope,” according to the Associated Press’s Trisha Thomas. | |
| Sharing a little chuckle before chucking photgs out of the room. @SpeakerBoehner and #PopeInDC pic.twitter.com/9pMIEGuOYW | |
| 2.26pm BST14:26 | |
| A huge crowd is now gathered outside the Capitol building, which is still shrouded in scaffolding. | |
| 2.22pm BST14:22 | 2.22pm BST14:22 |
| Speaker Boehner greets the pope in the speaker’s ceremonial office. | Speaker Boehner greets the pope in the speaker’s ceremonial office. |
| "Your Holiness, welcome!" @SpeakerBoehner greets #PopeInDc. pic.twitter.com/qyKXLVUreB | "Your Holiness, welcome!" @SpeakerBoehner greets #PopeInDc. pic.twitter.com/qyKXLVUreB |
| 2.20pm BST14:20 | 2.20pm BST14:20 |
| CNN points out that sitting behind the Pope as he addresses the joint session of Congress in just under an hour will be two Catholics: Speaker Boehner, and of course vice-president Joe Biden, the first Catholic ever to hold the office. | |
| Updated at 2.37pm BST | |
| 2.16pm BST14:16 | 2.16pm BST14:16 |
| Pope Francis arrives at the US Capitol | Pope Francis arrives at the US Capitol |
| In what is becoming his trademark humble black Fiat 500, the pontiff has just arrived at the US Capitol building. | In what is becoming his trademark humble black Fiat 500, the pontiff has just arrived at the US Capitol building. |
| #PopeInDC arriving at U.S. Capitol for historic speech to joint meeting of Congress. pic.twitter.com/89VburVESs | #PopeInDC arriving at U.S. Capitol for historic speech to joint meeting of Congress. pic.twitter.com/89VburVESs |
| 2.10pm BST14:10 | 2.10pm BST14:10 |
| The Guardian’s US environment correspondent Suzanne Goldenberg is with a group of climate protesters outside the Capitol building waiting to hear Pope Francis speak. | The Guardian’s US environment correspondent Suzanne Goldenberg is with a group of climate protesters outside the Capitol building waiting to hear Pope Francis speak. |
| Waiting for @Pontifex speech to Congress, with climate camp pic.twitter.com/wJikrUU6xQ | Waiting for @Pontifex speech to Congress, with climate camp pic.twitter.com/wJikrUU6xQ |
| 2.05pm BST14:05 | 2.05pm BST14:05 |
| At 9.25am eastern time (1.25pm GMT) Speaker of the House John Boehner is scheduled to have a one-on-one with Pope Francis in his ceremonial office. | |
| Ceremonial Speaker's Office where Boehner will have audience with Pope Francis just off House Flr. #PopeFrancisDC pic.twitter.com/6gIfjrNkKx | Ceremonial Speaker's Office where Boehner will have audience with Pope Francis just off House Flr. #PopeFrancisDC pic.twitter.com/6gIfjrNkKx |
| Updated at 2.37pm BST | |
| 1.58pm BST13:58 | 1.58pm BST13:58 |
| This is interesting by the Pew Research Center on the religious affiliations of the US Congress: | This is interesting by the Pew Research Center on the religious affiliations of the US Congress: |
| Francis addresses today. Here's the religious affiliations of lawmakers http://t.co/E6xvqBbRRO pic.twitter.com/e9PcMlHhsC | Francis addresses today. Here's the religious affiliations of lawmakers http://t.co/E6xvqBbRRO pic.twitter.com/e9PcMlHhsC |
| 1.57pm BST13:57 | 1.57pm BST13:57 |
| Pope Francis prepares to head to the Capitol | Pope Francis prepares to head to the Capitol |
| He has left the Nunciature - the Vatican embassy - as he heads to his motorcade to travel to the Capitol. | He has left the Nunciature - the Vatican embassy - as he heads to his motorcade to travel to the Capitol. |
| Pope Francis greets and blesses kids as he emerges from Nunciature for motorcade to the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/wuBNLhi0vO | Pope Francis greets and blesses kids as he emerges from Nunciature for motorcade to the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/wuBNLhi0vO |
| 1.54pm BST13:54 | 1.54pm BST13:54 |
| The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is on the West Lawn of the US Capitol. | The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is on the West Lawn of the US Capitol. |
| Lots of excitement ! pic.twitter.com/6oPPeMDW4q | Lots of excitement ! pic.twitter.com/6oPPeMDW4q |
| She sends this dispatch: | She sends this dispatch: |
| Ada Bermejo of DREAMers Moms walked to Washington DC from York, Pennsylvania, as party of pilggramge to the nation’s capital to see the pope and draw attention to the immigrants’ plight. | Ada Bermejo of DREAMers Moms walked to Washington DC from York, Pennsylvania, as party of pilggramge to the nation’s capital to see the pope and draw attention to the immigrants’ plight. |
| “We brought our stories and experiences as immigrants to Washington,” she said. | “We brought our stories and experiences as immigrants to Washington,” she said. |
| Bermejo immigrated to the U.S. Illegally from Argentina in 2001. Her three children all qualify for temporary legal status under DACA, the program that defers deportation for those brought to the U.S. As children. Bermejo said she wouldn’t qualify under DAPA, the program that defers action for the parents of US citizens, because her children were not born here. The program has been held up in court. | Bermejo immigrated to the U.S. Illegally from Argentina in 2001. Her three children all qualify for temporary legal status under DACA, the program that defers deportation for those brought to the U.S. As children. Bermejo said she wouldn’t qualify under DAPA, the program that defers action for the parents of US citizens, because her children were not born here. The program has been held up in court. |
| DREAMers Moms stood outside the entrance to the Capitol’s west lawn holding a sign that says “Be our voice. Immigration reform.” | DREAMers Moms stood outside the entrance to the Capitol’s west lawn holding a sign that says “Be our voice. Immigration reform.” |
| Bermejo hopes Congress will listen carefully to the pope’s message on Thursday and finally pass the long-promised comprehensive immigration reform. | Bermejo hopes Congress will listen carefully to the pope’s message on Thursday and finally pass the long-promised comprehensive immigration reform. |
| “We want Pope Francis to be our voice,” she said, “Because we are here and we are not going anywhere. | “We want Pope Francis to be our voice,” she said, “Because we are here and we are not going anywhere. |
| Updated at 2.09pm BST | Updated at 2.09pm BST |
| 1.52pm BST13:52 | 1.52pm BST13:52 |
| The House just gavelled in after morning prayer, reports Dan Roberts at the Capitol. | The House just gavelled in after morning prayer, reports Dan Roberts at the Capitol. |
| Congressmen were reminded not to try to sneak their staff with them onto the floor. “regulations will be strictly enforced” | Congressmen were reminded not to try to sneak their staff with them onto the floor. “regulations will be strictly enforced” |
| 1.48pm BST13:48 | 1.48pm BST13:48 |
| More from Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome: | More from Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome: |
| It is important to put this moment in historical context, which will not be lost on some of the Catholic politicians who will be sitting in the gallery. The US has a long history of anti-Catholic bigotry, which was fuelled by white protestants in the 20th century by groups like the Ku Klux Klan, which saw the faith as a threat to American democracy. By the beginning of the 20th century, noted James Martin in America magazine, one-sixth of the population in the US was Catholic, but Catholicism was not really assimilated into society until the 1950s and 1960s. | It is important to put this moment in historical context, which will not be lost on some of the Catholic politicians who will be sitting in the gallery. The US has a long history of anti-Catholic bigotry, which was fuelled by white protestants in the 20th century by groups like the Ku Klux Klan, which saw the faith as a threat to American democracy. By the beginning of the 20th century, noted James Martin in America magazine, one-sixth of the population in the US was Catholic, but Catholicism was not really assimilated into society until the 1950s and 1960s. |
| And yet, it would have been unheard of for a pope to speak before Congress. When John F Kennedy, the only Catholic president in US history, was running for office, he had to give a now-famous speech to a group of protestant ministers in which he reaffirmed that he was not a “Catholic candidate”, but the Democratic candidate who happened to be Catholic, and one that would not take orders from his church. | And yet, it would have been unheard of for a pope to speak before Congress. When John F Kennedy, the only Catholic president in US history, was running for office, he had to give a now-famous speech to a group of protestant ministers in which he reaffirmed that he was not a “Catholic candidate”, but the Democratic candidate who happened to be Catholic, and one that would not take orders from his church. |
| Given today’s events, it is somewhat ironic that Kennedy urged his audience at the time to consider the “real issues” of the day, including the “spread of communist influence until it now festers only 90 miles from the coast of Florida”. The speech would become a model for other candidates whose personal biographies were considered “different”, including candidate Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” speech on race in 2008 and Republican Mitt Romney’s speech on his Mormon faith in his first run for president in 2007. | Given today’s events, it is somewhat ironic that Kennedy urged his audience at the time to consider the “real issues” of the day, including the “spread of communist influence until it now festers only 90 miles from the coast of Florida”. The speech would become a model for other candidates whose personal biographies were considered “different”, including candidate Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” speech on race in 2008 and Republican Mitt Romney’s speech on his Mormon faith in his first run for president in 2007. |
| You can watch Kennedy’s historic speech here. | You can watch Kennedy’s historic speech here. |
| 1.29pm BST13:29 | 1.29pm BST13:29 |
| Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, who will welcome Pope Francis to congress today, has written a post to his blog detailing the order of today’s proceedings as well as his thoughts about them. | Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, who will welcome Pope Francis to congress today, has written a post to his blog detailing the order of today’s proceedings as well as his thoughts about them. |
| “By about 9:15, I will be in my ceremonial office across from the House floor, getting ready to greet him. People have asked me what I’ll be thinking about. It’s not really a quiet moment, per since you’ve got a pack of photographers there waiting too. | “By about 9:15, I will be in my ceremonial office across from the House floor, getting ready to greet him. People have asked me what I’ll be thinking about. It’s not really a quiet moment, per since you’ve got a pack of photographers there waiting too. |
| One thing I can tell you: typically, I ask our guest how their economy is doing, and go from there. Will have to think of something else. | One thing I can tell you: typically, I ask our guest how their economy is doing, and go from there. Will have to think of something else. |
| It’ll come to me. | It’ll come to me. |
| It does contain some fascinating titbits about the morning’s procedures. At 10:01 and 30 seconds, the speaker says: “...history. Paul Irving, the House Sergeant-at-Arms, will make the announcement: ‘Mr. Speaker, the Pope of the Holy See.’” | It does contain some fascinating titbits about the morning’s procedures. At 10:01 and 30 seconds, the speaker says: “...history. Paul Irving, the House Sergeant-at-Arms, will make the announcement: ‘Mr. Speaker, the Pope of the Holy See.’” |
| Boehner ends: | Boehner ends: |
| When you grow up Catholic, you learn about the Pope as a distant figure, closer to God than any of us. To have him here, at our Capitol, among our people, is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. A glimpse of grace. | When you grow up Catholic, you learn about the Pope as a distant figure, closer to God than any of us. To have him here, at our Capitol, among our people, is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. A glimpse of grace. |
| Updated at 1.32pm BST | Updated at 1.32pm BST |
| 1.27pm BST13:27 | 1.27pm BST13:27 |
| Later today, Pope Francis will travel to New York. Police commissioner Bill Bratton - who is in charge of what has been called an “unprecedented” security operation for the visit - especially as it is taking place during the UN General Assembly - just tweeted a message of welcome to the pontiff: | Later today, Pope Francis will travel to New York. Police commissioner Bill Bratton - who is in charge of what has been called an “unprecedented” security operation for the visit - especially as it is taking place during the UN General Assembly - just tweeted a message of welcome to the pontiff: |
| My message to the members of the NYPD regarding the Pope's visit to NYC. http://t.co/8bfnmFBCQ2 pic.twitter.com/wCqMVIgreV | My message to the members of the NYPD regarding the Pope's visit to NYC. http://t.co/8bfnmFBCQ2 pic.twitter.com/wCqMVIgreV |
| Updated at 1.28pm BST | Updated at 1.28pm BST |
| 1.24pm BST13:24 | 1.24pm BST13:24 |
| Dan is inside the House of Representatives press gallery right now, and it’s rather crowded... | Dan is inside the House of Representatives press gallery right now, and it’s rather crowded... |
| 1.14pm BST13:14 | 1.14pm BST13:14 |
| Nuns from the order of the Servants of the Lord pose for a photograph as they wait outside the U.S. Capitol for a chance to see Pope Francis in Washington. Francis is expected to greet the crowd outside from a balcony after addressing members of Congress. | Nuns from the order of the Servants of the Lord pose for a photograph as they wait outside the U.S. Capitol for a chance to see Pope Francis in Washington. Francis is expected to greet the crowd outside from a balcony after addressing members of Congress. |
| 12.59pm BST12:59 | 12.59pm BST12:59 |
| It is customary for representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas to arrive hours in advance to stake out her seat on the aisle of the chamber for a State of the Union address, so that she can shake hands and take a picture with the President. | It is customary for representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas to arrive hours in advance to stake out her seat on the aisle of the chamber for a State of the Union address, so that she can shake hands and take a picture with the President. |
| Fox News’ Gretawire blog reports that while congressional leadership have tried to discourage that by blocking access to the centre aisle. | Fox News’ Gretawire blog reports that while congressional leadership have tried to discourage that by blocking access to the centre aisle. |
| But Dan Roberts confirms that, nonetheless, Lee is there early as usual - staking out a seat, as close as she can get to where the pope will pass. | But Dan Roberts confirms that, nonetheless, Lee is there early as usual - staking out a seat, as close as she can get to where the pope will pass. |
| 12.52pm BST12:52 | 12.52pm BST12:52 |
| This is a sneak peek from the Guardian’s DC bureau chief Dan Roberts of the chamber of the US House of Representatives, where Pope Francis will speak. | This is a sneak peek from the Guardian’s DC bureau chief Dan Roberts of the chamber of the US House of Representatives, where Pope Francis will speak. |
| It’s where the State of the Union address and all joint speeches to congress are held. “I’m told we may get some Supreme Court justices today too, so it will really feel like a State Of The Union,” Dan says. | It’s where the State of the Union address and all joint speeches to congress are held. “I’m told we may get some Supreme Court justices today too, so it will really feel like a State Of The Union,” Dan says. |
| 12.43pm BST12:43 | 12.43pm BST12:43 |
| Stephanie Kirchgaessner | Stephanie Kirchgaessner |
| Some context this morning from Guardian correspondent Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome. | Some context this morning from Guardian correspondent Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome. |
| When Francis steps up to the podium today in the US Capitol, he will be the first pope to address a joint session of Congress, an occasion that is usually reserved for visiting heads of state. Anticipation has reached a fever pitch - both in Washington and around the world - precisely because this pope is expected to speak on issues that are central to the highly-partisan and often bitter debates that consume American politics today: the environment, immigration, poverty, and the US role in the world. | When Francis steps up to the podium today in the US Capitol, he will be the first pope to address a joint session of Congress, an occasion that is usually reserved for visiting heads of state. Anticipation has reached a fever pitch - both in Washington and around the world - precisely because this pope is expected to speak on issues that are central to the highly-partisan and often bitter debates that consume American politics today: the environment, immigration, poverty, and the US role in the world. |
| To be sure, his speech will not be a bland recitation that seeks only to please and assure the gathered lawmakers. While most Vatican watchers believe the pope’s primary motivation for visiting the US was to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia this weekend, he clearly sees his visit to the nation’s capital as an opportunity to issue a call to conscience and challenge lawmakers on the issues at the heart of his papacy. | To be sure, his speech will not be a bland recitation that seeks only to please and assure the gathered lawmakers. While most Vatican watchers believe the pope’s primary motivation for visiting the US was to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia this weekend, he clearly sees his visit to the nation’s capital as an opportunity to issue a call to conscience and challenge lawmakers on the issues at the heart of his papacy. |
| Francis has already indicated in speeches that he is not shying away from controversy. Although his language is not abrasive, his repeated references to himself as the son of immigrants, for example, marks an attempt not only to identify with the American experience, but to gently chastise those who have vilified immigrants as freeloaders who take but do not enrich society. He will seek not to lecture, but to nudge the assembled politicians - who are overwhelmingly Christian - to see things from a different and more nuanced perspective, and to free themselves of political rigidity. | Francis has already indicated in speeches that he is not shying away from controversy. Although his language is not abrasive, his repeated references to himself as the son of immigrants, for example, marks an attempt not only to identify with the American experience, but to gently chastise those who have vilified immigrants as freeloaders who take but do not enrich society. He will seek not to lecture, but to nudge the assembled politicians - who are overwhelmingly Christian - to see things from a different and more nuanced perspective, and to free themselves of political rigidity. |
| The pope will stand in front of John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the House, and Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic vice president who also has the role of president of the Senate. Both men are Catholic and represent the diversity of views within the church across the political spectrum. As a savvy operator, the pope knows he cannot just appeal to one of them. | The pope will stand in front of John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the House, and Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic vice president who also has the role of president of the Senate. Both men are Catholic and represent the diversity of views within the church across the political spectrum. As a savvy operator, the pope knows he cannot just appeal to one of them. |
| Updated at 12.45pm BST | Updated at 12.45pm BST |
| 12.20pm BST12:20 | 12.20pm BST12:20 |
| If the sunrise was anything to go by, it’s looking set to be a spectacularly beautiful day in Washington, DC for Pope Francis’ address to Congress. | If the sunrise was anything to go by, it’s looking set to be a spectacularly beautiful day in Washington, DC for Pope Francis’ address to Congress. |
| Check out the sky....unedited photo. #PopeInDC pic.twitter.com/8cO5RFSOcW | Check out the sky....unedited photo. #PopeInDC pic.twitter.com/8cO5RFSOcW |
| 12.07pm BST12:07 | 12.07pm BST12:07 |
| Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of day three of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. | Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of day three of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. |
| It's a beautiful morning at the Capitol for Pope Francis. pic.twitter.com/HGJTeoz3um | It's a beautiful morning at the Capitol for Pope Francis. pic.twitter.com/HGJTeoz3um |
| After a politically-charged speech urging action on climate change at the White House yesterday, expectations are high for the pontiff’s speech to a joint session of both houses of Congress, scheduled for 9.20am ET (1.20pm GMT) today. | After a politically-charged speech urging action on climate change at the White House yesterday, expectations are high for the pontiff’s speech to a joint session of both houses of Congress, scheduled for 9.20am ET (1.20pm GMT) today. |
| After that, Francis will visit St. Patrick’s Catholic church and the Catholic charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, before heading back to Andrews Joint Air Base to fly to New York City. Here’s his full schedule: | After that, Francis will visit St. Patrick’s Catholic church and the Catholic charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, before heading back to Andrews Joint Air Base to fly to New York City. Here’s his full schedule: |
| 9.20am (1.20pm GMT): Pope Francis addresses a joint session of the US Congress. On the West Front of the US Capitol, a jumbotron broadcast shows the event. This is the first time a reigning pontiff has ever addressed Congress. | 9.20am (1.20pm GMT): Pope Francis addresses a joint session of the US Congress. On the West Front of the US Capitol, a jumbotron broadcast shows the event. This is the first time a reigning pontiff has ever addressed Congress. |
| 11.15am (3.15pm GMT): Pope Francis meets with the poor and the homeless during a visit to St Patrick in the City and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. Later that afternoon, he departs for New York. | 11.15am (3.15pm GMT): Pope Francis meets with the poor and the homeless during a visit to St Patrick in the City and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. Later that afternoon, he departs for New York. |
| 6.45pm (10.45pm GMT): The pope leads the evening prayer at a Vespers service at St Patrick’s Cathedral. The event is only open to clergy of St Patrick’s Cathedral. | 6.45pm (10.45pm GMT): The pope leads the evening prayer at a Vespers service at St Patrick’s Cathedral. The event is only open to clergy of St Patrick’s Cathedral. |
| It’s going to be an eventful day. Stay tuned for live updates. | It’s going to be an eventful day. Stay tuned for live updates. |
| Updated at 12.12pm BST | Updated at 12.12pm BST |