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This R&D provides resources on Pope Francis’ recent visit to the U.S.  During his stay, Francis became the first pope to address Congress and sought to bring attention to issues such as the treatment of immigrants, climate change, homelessness, and income inequality.

Highlights of Pope Francis’ remarks in the U.S. http://t.co/EfFFxpzp07 pic.twitter.com/uHaB32VapB

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 28, 2015

How #PopeFrancis brought our messy multitude together: http://t.co/mFL2c9XNGs pic.twitter.com/GZT3nz0EKw

— CNN (@CNN) September 28, 2015

What Pope Francis told prisoners in Philly http://t.co/wiNqbAreMN

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 27, 2015

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This R&D provides resources on President Obama’s recent visit with Pope Francis that took place last week in Vatican City.  The meeting was of interest to political observers due to Catholic concerns about the Affordable Care Act and President Obama’s support for abortion rights and gay marriage. President Obama claimed that he and Pope Francis discussed world peace and solving global poverty, but the Vatican said that the two men discussed religious freedom and immigration reform.  This was the second meeting between President Obama and a sitting pope, as he met with Pope Benedict XVI in July 2009.

.@BarackObama has friendly meeting with @Pontifex, but US-Vatican relations have not always run smooth: http://t.co/jTu5rul2Gl @petergrier

— CSMonitor.com (@csmonitor) March 28, 2014

Obama’s first meeting with Pope Francis http://t.co/hr5fAd7lRl pic.twitter.com/05p8CZmvsg

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 28, 2014

You might’ve heard President Obama met Pope Francis for the first time. So, how did it go? http://t.co/HnIr0T0nlP pic.twitter.com/hC3qGBnHIQ

— CNN International (@cnni) March 28, 2014

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This R&D covers Pope Francis.  Pope Francis, originally known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, became the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church a year ago today.  He is the first pope to be elected from the Americas.  He has attempted to direct the Church’s energies towards socioeconomic inequalities in the world.  Some papal observers see him as more moderate than his predecessor, Benedict XVI.

Why the world’s obsession with Pope Francis isn’t actually good for the Catholic Church http://t.co/XFzGNxKgwV via @slate

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) March 12, 2014

Challenges Ahead for Pope Francis as He Enters Second Year http://t.co/jAoIPCXuUn

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) March 12, 2014

The Economist has a very thoughtful, balanced, smart assessment of Pope Francis’s first year, http://t.co/lrDH2lADjk

— Frank Bruni (@FrankBruni) March 8, 2014

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