House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday he has invited Pope Francis to address a joint session of Congress when he visits the United States.
The pontiff is widely expected to travel to the United States in September 2015 to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, and mayors of several other U.S. cities have also invited him to visit.
Boehner, the highest-ranking Catholic currently elected to U.S. public office, moved to secure a spot on the Pope's itinerary in a letter to Francis released on Thursday....