Stories Related to Dc Crowds Cheer Pope; He Calls For Climate Action

Pope Francis holds the head of a small child as he leans from the popemobile during a parade on Wednesday in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) By Julie Pace and Nicole Winfield Associated Press WASHINGTON – Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation’s capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate change, immigration and inequality, as the popular pontiff signaled he would not sidestep issues that have deeply divided Americans. On his first full day in the United States, the pope also reached out to America’s 450 bishops, many of whom have struggled to come to terms with his new social justice-minded direction for the Catholic Church.

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