Pope Francis on
Thursday greeted the speaker of the US House of Representatives,
John Boehner (R), ahead of his speech to Congress, a historic
first.
"Thank you for the invitation," Francis said after a warm
handshake with the speaker, a Republican. The two then held a
brief private chat.
The pope was greeted earlier in the day by a massive
turnout of hundreds of thousands of well-wishers.
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