Pope Francis in the White House - talks on climate change and religious liberty

#popefrancis #WhiteHouse #barackobama #ClimateChange While speaking from the White House lawn with President Obama beside him and in front of thousands, Pope Francis dwelt on the controversial topics of climate change and religious freedom.
In his first message to the United States, he said that being the son of an immigrant family he was looking forward "to these days of encounter and dialogue" and he hoped to listen to, and share, many of the hopes and dreams of the American people.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 23 September 2015.

Pope Francis was all praises for President Obama for his work in combating climate change and trying to reduce air pollution. He went on to add that climate change is a problem which cannot be passed on to future generations.
As per officials, there was 11,000 ticketed guests present on the occasion excluding the press, staff, military or volunteers.
Pope Francis had arrived in Washington, the first stop on his six-day, three-city tour of the U.S. and was greeted at Andrews Air Force Base by Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, their wives, and Obama's daughters. He was then driven to the diplomatic mission where he will spend his time in the nation's capital.
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