VIDEO: Pope Francis addresses joint meeting of Congress

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VIDEO: Pope Francis addresses joint meeting of Congress

Pope Francis arrives in a Fiat 500L on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 for a speech before a joint meeting of Congress. Steve Helber AP

Pope Francis delivered a speech Thursday to the U.S. Congress. Francis, who arrived Tuesday in Washington on a U.S. trip that also will take him to New York and Philadelphia, was the first pope to address a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives.

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