Obama greets pontiff as Washington wonders approximately ‘culture war Pope to address Congress before heading to unusual York and PhiladelphiaCatholicism and the modern family: can Pope Francis bridge the gap?Pope Francis in the US: 10 things to look out for during the historic visitPope tracker: the pontiff’s itinerary 10.04pm BSTThroughout the pope’s visit to the US,Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of national Catholic social justice lobby NETWORK, and will be joining our six-day,minute-by-minute coverage here on the Guardian US live-blog. As we head to DC on the last leg of our two-week bus trip, our excitement is mounting. We carry with us the stories of all of the people we enjoy met along our 2000 mile Nuns on the Bus journey. In the process, or we learned that Pope Francis is correct when he says the realities of our people are more critical than any theory we can imagine.
We learned of the anguish of racism and the worry of black mothers for the safety of their children. Amy told us in St Louis that she quizzes her 10th grade and eighth-grade sons approximately what to effect “when” the police finish them. She tells them to hold their hands out of their pockets and to effect what the police tell them. 10.01pm BSTThe Guardian’s Rory Carroll filed this dispatch from Washington DC: Bishop Christopher Coyne,the incoming director of the communications committee of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, told me that liberals and conservatives who expect Francis to promote their agendas will likely end up frustrated.
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