Washington Post
By Abby Ohlhelser
August 31, 2015
Although
Pope Francis’s first visit to the United States is still weeks away,
the pontiff was present — on screen, at least — in a “virtual audience”
Monday in Los Angeles,
Chicago and near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The
pope talked from the Vatican with a group of students from the Cristo
Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago; with the Sacred Heart Church in
McAllen, Tex.; and with a
group of homeless men and women, along with those who work on
homelessness issues in Los Angeles, according to ABC News. The audience,
the network says, was moderated by “World News Tonight” anchor David
Muir and will air as a “20/20″ special Friday.
The
special airs at 10 p.m. Sept. 4, and the network will also post the
entire audience online in English and in Spanish, ABC said. The Holy See
press office clarified
in a statement to CNN that the audience was not an “interview” with
ABC.
Daniel
E. Flores, bishop of the Brownsville Catholic Diocese in Texas,
tweeted that Pope Francis “spoke to immigrants, heard their stories and
encouraged the work of
so many who work at our Sacred Heart Respite Center.” Flores added:
“The Holy Father also answered questions and asked us all to pray for
him.”
Pope
Francis will visit the U.S. Sept. 22-27, stopping in Philadelphia,
Washington, D.C., and New York. The pope is expected to address
immigration, poverty and homelessness
during his trip, which will include stops at a Philadelphia prison, an
East Harlem school and Catholic Charities in Washington, D.C.
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