Pope Francis holds the outdoor Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, North America's largest Catholic Church.
Pope Francis conducts Mass outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Pope Francis conducts Mass in Washington on Wednesday before 25,000 ticker holders.
President Barack Obama and Pope Francis stand together on stage during a state arrival ceremony for the pope Wednesday on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
Pope Francis turns toward President Barack Obama during his welcoming remarks at the state arrival ceremony in his honor on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. The Associated Press
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Pope Francis after this welcoming speech during the state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday. The Associated Press
Pope Francis waves while he greets school children prior to his departure from the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican's diplomatic mission in the heart of Washington, Wednesday. The Associated Press
A man holds up a Papal flag as he waits for Pope Francis departure from the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican's diplomatic mission in Washington, Wednesday. The Associated Press
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill await the arrival of Pope Francis, Wednesday on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. The Associated Press
Spectators hoping for a glimpse of Pope Francis waves Papal and U.S. Flags on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, before the official state arrival ceremony where President Barack Obama will welcome the pope. The Associated Press
Spectators hoping for a glimpse of Pope Francis crowd the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, before the official state arrival ceremony where President Barack Obama will welcome the pope. The Associated Press
Pope Francis arrives for the Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 U.S. Bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington on Wednesday.
A woman holds an image of the Virgin Mary as she and others gather on Pope Francis' parade route along the Ellipse near the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Sister Georgia of India holds her rosary beads while waiting for Pope Francis to arrive for a Mass on Wednesday outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Two schoolboys from the Little Flower School in Bethesda, Md., talk to Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, outside of the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican's diplomatic mission in Washington, after Pope Francis returned there Wednesday.
Pope Francis stands with Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, right, as the pontiff expresses his disappointment that he can't stay longer to greet everyone following the Midday Prayer from the Liturgy of Hours, the daily form of prayer of the Catholic Church, with bishops from the United States on Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington.
Pope Francis lays flowers on a side altar with Monsignor W. Ronald Jameson, left, and Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, at the Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington on Wednesday.
Pope Francis leaves the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in his Fiat 500 after a midday prayer service in Washington on Wednesday, as bishops applaud.
A schoolgirl waves a papal flag beneath a banner on a security fence as she waits for the return of Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican's diplomatic mission in Washington, on Wednesday.
Pope Francis places his hand on the head of a girl as he greets schoolchildren prior to departing the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican's diplomatic mission in the heart of Washington, on Wednesday.
The Papal Visit 
