WATCH LIVE: Pope Francis delivers address to UN General Assembly

PBS NewsHour will live stream several of Pope Francis’ events in the U.S. in the player above. Next up: Pope Francis heads to New York, where he will participate in evening prayers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 6:45 p.m EDT Thursday, followed by his address to the U.N. General Assembly at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday.

Pope Francis is meeting with inmates and lawmakers, celebrating Mass in three different cities, and addressing world leaders during his first visit to the United States, and the first by any pope since 2008.

We’ll be showing his public events as they happen all week and updating this page with recaps.

Read our complete guide to the pope’s visit.

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Watch Pope Francis’ comments Wednesday at the White House.

Pope Francis met Wednesday morning with President Barack Obama at the White House, where he applauded the president’s proposal for reducing air pollution. “Climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to our future generation,” the pope said.

“Climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to our future generation.” – Pope Francis

He also cheered “the efforts which were recently made to mend broken relationships and to open new doors to cooperation within our human family represent positive steps along the path of reconciliation, justice and freedom.”

Following the meeting, the pope took a lap around the Ellipse in the popemobile. “Our backyard is not typically this crowded,” joked President Obama.

Pope Francis reaches for a child during a parade in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23. Photo by Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters

Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Wednesday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., where he canonized Junipero Serra, a Spanish-born priest who started nine missions in California in the 1700s.

Thursday, Sept. 24

Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress, the first for any pope, on Thursday and spoke in support of the poor, elderly and young. He said in light of today’s violent conflicts, including those committed in the name of God and religion, “our response must instead be one of hope and healing, of peace and justice.”

“Our response must instead be one of hope and healing, of peace and justice.” – Pope Francis

He spoke up for immigrants and for treating refugees with compassion. He urged lawmakers to help the poor while protecting nature. And the pope, who will be visiting the Festival of Families in Philadelphia in a few days, encouraged general support of families, particularly the young and most vulnerable.

Read his full remarks as prepared for delivery.

Friday, Sept. 25

Pope Francis addresses the United Nations General Assembly about environmental sustainability at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
His Mass at Madison Square Garden is at 6 p.m. EDT.

Saturday, Sept. 26

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
At 7:30 p.m. EDT, he participates in the World Meeting of Families, a gathering that takes place every three years in a different international city. Prior to his appearance, he will travel by popemobile along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the first of two parades. His second parade, a shorter version of the same route, happens Sept. 27 before the open-air Mass.

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