Senator Bernie Sanders Looks Forward to Pope Francis’ Address to Congress

by Gary Kopycinski on February 5, 2015

Gary Kopycinski Author

More in National:

Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026
Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026
Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2015. Pope Francis will address a joint session of Congress on Sept. 24. The first-ever speech to Congress by any leader of the world’s Roman Catholics will occur during a planned trip to the United States that also will feature a speech at the United Nations in New York and a massive rally for families in Philadelphia.