Photo Gallery: Pope Francis in Washington
Photo posted September 23, 2015 in News, Pope Francis by Pope Francis in Washington
Thousands of people lined the streets of Washington to try to get a glimpse of Pope Francis on his first visit to the United States.

Pope Francis waves to the throngs of people gathered for a parade near the White House in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 23, 2015. / Photo by Nikki Cheshire

Casey Martinez of Woodbridge, VA, holds a poster of Pope Francis as she dances and sings with a group gathered near Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Pope Francis was holding the Mass of Canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University. Martinez attends St. Charles Borromeo in Arlington, VA. / Photo by Akash Ghai

Crowds gather near the White House in Washington, D.C. before a parade with Pope Francis Wednesday, September 23, 2015. / Photo by Akash Ghai

Coleman Walsh III, of St. Joseph's Parish Church in Portland, Maine, follows along at the Canonization Mass of Junipero Serra while holding his rosary. Walsh's rosary reads Medjugorje, which is a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina known for being the site of apparitions of the Virgin Mary. / Photo by Mary Chuff

Stella Sadler, a vendor from Los Angeles, right, sells t-shirts as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) activists dressed as nuns attend a climate change rally at the National Mall during Pope Francis' address to a joint session of the United States Congress in Washington D.C. on September, 24, 2015. / Photo by Akash Ghai

Greg Davis came from Connecticut to sell Vatican flags near the White House during Pope Francis' visit to Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 23, 2015. / Photo by Akash Ghai

Children visiting from Colombia cling to a light pole to get a better view of proceedings where Pope Francis was celebrating a Mass of Canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception / Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 23, 2015. / Photo by Akash Ghai

Pope Francis and Cardinal Donald Wuerl leave the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 23, 2015. / Photo by Akash Ghai

Crowds gather near the White House in Washington, D.C. before a parade with Pope Francis Wednesday, September 23, 2015. / Photo by Nikki Cheshire