Boehner and Pelosi Invite Pope Francis to Congress
Happy one-year anniversary, Pope Francis You are invited to come to Congress. Almost one year to the minute after Pope Francis was named Benedict XVI's successor, House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday afternoon that they were formally inviting the popular Holy Father to address Congress. President Barack Obama is going to the Vatican to meet with His Holiness on March 27, and the Holy See has not announced formal plans to visit the United States. Pope Francis has made it clear that his priorities for international visits are the Holy Land, Asia, and then Africa. Congress could use some peace-building right about now. Leaders appear divided even on inviting the Pope Boehner and Pelosi, both Catholics, issued the invitation, but Boehner did not include Pelosi's name in his announcement of the invitation. Pelosi's statement, Boehner's statement