Pope Francis visit to the United States and Cuba in photos

Pope Francis prays at the south tower memorial pool of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Anna Florentino of Malverne holds a photo of her nephew, 34-year-old Charles Lucania of East Atlantic Beach, who was killed on 9/11, as she awaits Pope Francis' arrival at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Florentino joined other families of 9/11 victims and first responders as the pope prayed near the south tower memorial pool.

Families of 9/11 victims and first responders strain to see Pope Francis as he arrives at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Franciscan Nuns greet Catholic students who came to see Pope Francis at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

There were a couple of sad people who did not get to greet Pope Francis after waiting for his arrival at Our Lady Queen of Angels in New York City Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis greets children upon his arrival at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis smiles at shutterbug students during a visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem on Sept. 25, 2015.

A priest hears a confession from a woman in the hallways of Madison Square Garden before Pope Francis leads a Mass at the arena in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis greets attendees as he leaves an interfaith prayer service at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis prays at the artwork "Trying to Remember the Color of the Sky on That September Morning" by Spencer Finch during his visit to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan on Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis and Cardinal Timothy Dolan walk past a Ladder Company 3 fire truck during the pope's visit to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis speaks during an interfaith prayer service at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis speaks during an interfaith prayer service at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Pope Francis and Cardinal Timothy Dolan look at a piece of steel from the World Trade Center as they tour the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at Ground Zero in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis delivers his address to the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis arrives to deliver his address to the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis after evening prayer services at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis is greeted by Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as he arrives at Kennedy Airport in Queens on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis speaks during evening prayers at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

The faithful react as Pope Francis delivers his speech during evening prayer services at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) greet Pope Francis as he arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Sen. Chuck Schumer and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio greet Pope Francis as he arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Sept. 24, 2015.

The faithful await the arrival of Pope Francis for evening prayer services at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis delivers a speech as he leads an evening prayer service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015,

Pope Francis arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

A large crowd waves to Pope Francis as his motorcade passes on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan en route to St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan en route to St. Patrick's Cathedral on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis stops outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis shares a laugh as Cardinal Timothy Dolan greets him, telling the pope that after walking through St. Patrick's doors, he is officially a New Yorker. Pope Francis led evening prayer services at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Thursday Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis delivers a speech as he leads an evening prayer service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015,

Pope Francis arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Sept. 24, 2015. The pope is on a three day visit in the U.S.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Sen. Chuck Schumer greet Pope Francis as he arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis stops outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

The faithful await the arrival of Pope Francis for evening prayer services at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis leaves via helicopter for New York City after arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Sept. 24, 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. On the left is Diocese of Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

The faithful await the arrival of Pope Francis for evening prayer services at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis is greeted by children as he arrives at Kennedy Airport in Queens on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Pope Francis is on a five-day trip to the United States, which includes stops in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia, after a three-day stay in Cuba. On the left is Diocese of Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

Pope Francis arrives at Kennedy Airport in Queens on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2015. Pope Francis is on a five-day trip to the United States, which includes stops in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia, after a three-day stay in Cuba.

Security teams prepare Fifth Avenue for Pope Francis' motorcade as crowds line up behind barriers outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Students await Pope Francis' motorcade outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Nuns of the Little Sisters of the Poor order cross Madison Avenue in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, to await Pope Francis' motorcade along Fifth Avenue outside St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Pope Francis heads to New York via American Airlines from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis waves to well-wishers as he leaves the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States on Sept. 24, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis speaks at St. Patrick in the City Catholic church on Sept. 24, 2015, in Washington, D.C., the oldest Catholic church in the city, founded in 1794.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd after speaking at St. Patrick in the City Catholic church on Sept. 24, 2015, in Washington, D.C. St. Patrick is the oldest Catholic church in Washington, founded in 1794.

Pope Francis waves to crowd from the balcony of the U.S. Capitol building, after addressing a joint meeting of the Congress on Sept. 24, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Looking are, from left, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Cardinal Donald Wuerl.

Pope Francis greets well-wishers at the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States upon returning from his trip to Capitol Hill, on Sept. 24, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis greets parishioners, immigrants and clients of Catholic Charities as he arrives at St. Patrick's Church on Sept. 24, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The pontiff concluded his visit to Washington and continued to New York later in the day.

Pope Francis addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis pauses in front of a sculpture of Rev. Junipero Serra, the Franciscan friar known for starting missions in California, in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis is greeted by members of Congress as he arrives to speak during a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House chamber of the Capitol on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 in Washington. Pope Francis was the first pope to address a joint meeting of Congress.

Pope Francis addresses the joint session of Congress on September 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Pope is the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to address a joint meeting of Congress.

Pope Francis addresses the joint session of Congress in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2014 . The pope is the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to address a joint meeting of Congress.

Pope Francis and Speaker of the House John Boehner speak in the Capitol building as the pope arrives to deliver his speech to a joint meeting of Congress in Wahington on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Kaydn Dorsey, 4, left, and Lionel Perkins, 4, draw on a coloring sheet bearing the image of Pope Francis as they wait for him to arrive on a visit to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. The charity serves dinner to about 300 homeless people daily at the site, and it will serve a meal during the pope's visit.

Pope Francis celebrates a Canonization Mass for Rev. Junípero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Pope Francis is in the United State for 6 days during his first trip as the leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis kisses the alter after the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra on the East Portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Nuns lean out to see Pope Francis as he greets guests before the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Pope Francis arrives at the Basilica at Catholic University to celebrates mass of Canonization for Juniper Serra on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. This is the first-ever canonization by a Pope on U.S. soil.

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

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

US Vice President Joe Biden (R) and his family hug Pastor Rick Warren (2-L) after arriving for the Canonization Mass of Blessed Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, Sept. 23, 2015. Junipero Serra was a Spanish missionary who founded the first Catholic missions in California in the 1700s.

Picture provided by Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano shows Pope Francis (R) meeting Bo and Sunny during his visit to the White House with US President Barack Obama (2-R) and his wife Michelle (2-L), in Washington, DC, USA, Sept. 23, 2105. .

Pope Francis arrives at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the canonization Mass of Junipero Serra Wednesday Sept. 23, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis arrives for the Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 U.S. Bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Images

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he rides in a popemobile along a parade route around the National Mall on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC.

US President Barack Obama walks with Pope Francis down the West Wing Colonnade to a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Sept. 23, 2015. More than 15,000 people packed the South Lawn for a full ceremonial welcome on Pope Francis' historic maiden visit to the United States.

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

Pope Francis reaches for a child during a parade on September 23, 2015, in Washington, DC.

A baby is held up while the crowd cheers as Pope Francis passes during a parade on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Pope Francis greets the crowd on Sept. 23, 2015, during a parade in Washington, D.C.

Surrounded by dozens of police cars and hundreds of security agents, Pope Francis greets the crowd as he ridesalong a parade route around the National Mall on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

Surrounded by dozens of police cars and hundreds of security agents, Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he rides in a popemobile along a parade route around the National Mall on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis and President Barack Obama walk through the colonnade before an Oval Office meeting at the White House on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama speaks alongside Pope Francis during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2015.

Pope Francis greets well-wishers outside the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis speaks alongside President Barack Obama at the White House on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama hosts Pope Francis at the White House for the first time Wednesday, warmly embracing the Catholic pontiff seen as both a moral authority and potent political ally.

Pope Francis and President Barack Obama review the U.S. Army's Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps during the arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2015.

First lady Michelle Obama, Pope Francis and President Barack Obama greet the crowd gathered on the South Lawn from their spot on the balcony of the South Portico after an arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2015.

Pope Francis greets well-wishers outside the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis receives a kiss outside the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 23, 2015. Obama hosts the pontiff at the White House for the first time Wednesday, warmly embracing the pope seen as both a moral authority and potent political ally.

Children wait for Pope Francis to emerge from the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States on Sept. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

This photo released by the Osservatore Romano shows Pope Francis as he glances at President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as he departs in a Fiat after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sept. 22, 2015.

Pope Francis is greeted by President Barack Obama, along with first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and other political and Catholic church leaders after arriving from Cuba Sept. 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Francis will be visiting Washington, New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as pope.

Pope Francis is greeted by a group of Catholic school children after being welcomed by President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, their daughters, and other political and Catholic church leaders after arriving from Cuba on Sept. 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Pope Francis laughs alongside President Barack Obama upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Sept. 22, 2015, on the start of a three-day trip to Washington.

Pope Francis waves alongside President Barack Obama upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Sept. 22, 2015, on the start of a trip to Washington.

President Barack Obama greets Pope Francis upon his arrival Sept. 22, 2015 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

Pope Francis walks alongside President Barack Obama upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Sept. 22, 2015, on the start of a three-day trip to Washington.

Pope Francis takes in the view from his automobile after after his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sept. 22, 2015

Pope Francis is greeted by President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and other political and Catholic church leaders after arriving from Cuba on Sept. 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Francis will be visiting Washington, New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as pope.

Pope Francis arrives from Cuba Sept. 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Francis will be visiting Washington, New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as Pope.

Crowds watch as Pope Francis arrives from Cuba at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. Francis will be visiting Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as pope.

Pope Francis is escorted by U.S. President Barack Obama after arriving from Cuba Sept. 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Francis will be visiting Washington, New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as Pope.

Pope Francis is escorted by U.S. President Barack Obama (R) after arriving from Cuba Sept. 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Francis will be visiting Washington, New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as Pope.

Pope Francis is greeted by U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and other political and Catholic church leaders after arriving from Cuba Sept. 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Francis will be visiting Washington, New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as Pope.

Pope Francis is greeted by U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and other political and Catholic church leaders after arriving from Cuba Sept.22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Francis will be visiting Washington, New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as Pope.

US President Barack Obama (C) welcomes Pope Francis to the United States upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington DC, USA, 22 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 added the Cuba visit after helping broker a historic rapprochement between Washington and Havana that ended a diplomatic freeze of more than 50 years.

A completed mural of Pope Francis is viewed on the side of a building in midtown Manhattan on September 21, 2015.

A man shows a medal he bought with a picture of Pope Francis from a machine inside the Saint Patrick Cathedral in New York on August 28, 2015. Pope Francis will visit the US on September 22-27, stopping in Washington, DC, New York, and Philadelphia.

Cookies with the image of the former Pope Benedict XVI (in red) and the new Pope Francis are sold at Artuso Pastry Shop in the Bronx on March 14, 2013.

Pope Francis flashes a thumbs up to the choir after holding a Mass in the Plaza de la Revolution in Holguin, Cuba on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 .

Pope Francis holds a baby as he leaves the cathedral after holding a mass and blessing Santiago de Cuba on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015.

Pope Francis leads a Mass for Catholic faithful in the city of Holguin, Cuba on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015.

People react as Pope Francis prepares to arrive in the Plaza de la Revolution to hold a Mass in the square in Holguin, Cuba on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015.

Pope Francis arrives in the Plaza de la Revolution to hold a mass in the square in Holguin, Cuba on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015.

Pope Francis makes a speech to youngsters following a visit to the Father Felix Varela cultural center in Havana, Cuba on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.

Pope Francis waves as he arrives at Havana Cathedral on September 20, 2015 in Havana, Cuba.

Pope Francis greets a disabled boy as leaves following a visit to the Father Felix Varela cultural center in Havana, Cuba on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015

People wave Cuban and Papal flags as Pope Francis passes by as he arrives to perform Mass in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.

Pope Francis performs Mass in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015

Pope Francis walks with Cuba's President Raul Castro (R) as he arrives at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015.

A billboard welcoming Pope Francis is seen as Cuba prepares for the pontiff's visit in Santiago de Cuba on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015.