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Watch live stream: 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.
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 delivers a speech today 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, is set to become the first pope to address a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives beginning at 9:20 a.m. EDT.

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This story was originally published September 24, 2015 at 6:37 AM with the headline "Watch live stream: Pope Francis addresses joint meeting of Congress."

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