POPE FRANCIS GIVES HIS FIRST MASS IN USA

Pope Francis speaks during the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC

Pope Francis is seen above at Catholic University's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC on Wednesday for a canonization mass

Pope Francis donned more elaborated robes to preside over his first mass in the United States 

Pope Francis reads from the Bible during his first mass on U.S. soil Wednesday afternoon at Catholic University in Washington, DC 

Pope Francis burns incense in front of the altar at the basilica Wednesday afternoon, during the canonization mass of Junipero Serra

Worshipers reach out to Pope Francis as he arrives to greet and bless seminarians, novices, and religious guests inside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington September 23, 2015

Pope Francis arrives at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC September 23, 2015, for the Canonization of Rev. JunÌpero Serra

Pope Francis, center, enters the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception before a Canonization Mass by Pope Francis for Friar Junipero Serra in Washington September 23, 2015 

Pope Francis enters the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC, USA, 23 September 2015. Pope Francis is on a five-day trip to the USA, which includes stops in Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia, after a three-day stay in Cuba

Pope Francis greets gatherers inside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, before holding a mass to canonize Junipero Serra

Vice President Joe Biden was one of the 23,000 who were in attendance for the special mass at Catholic University on Wednesday

Pope Francis arrives in the popemobile for the Canonization Mass of Blessed Junipero Serra, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington

His Holiness Pope Francis arrives at Catholic University in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2015, for a Canonization Mass for Rev. JunÌpero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

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