{"id":76400,"date":"2015-07-08T02:15:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T07:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleteia.org\/?post_type=post&amp;p=76400"},"modified":"2015-07-08T02:15:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T07:15:08","slug":"popes-speech-to-congress-to-be-broadcast-live-to-audience-gathered-outside-the-capitol-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2015\/07\/popes-speech-to-congress-to-be-broadcast-live-to-audience-gathered-outside-the-capitol-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope\u2019s speech to Congress to be broadcast live to audience gathered outside the Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p class=\"story-body-text\"><a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/aleteiaen.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/800px-us_capitol_west_side.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46168\" src=\"https:\/\/aleteiaen.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/800px-us_capitol_west_side.jpg\" alt=\"url\" width=\"312\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">From <strong><a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/politics\/first-draft\/2015\/07\/08\/congress-to-broadcast-popes-speech-to-audience-outside-capitol\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">Anticipating huge public demand for a glimpse of Pope Francis during his visit to Congress on Sept. 24, Speaker John A. Boehner said Wednesday that the speech would be broadcast live to those gathered on the West Front of the Capitol, with the possibility that the pope himself would make an appearance outside after his remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">\u201cGiven the unprecedented nature of his visit, Pope Francis\u2019 address to a joint meeting of Congress will be broadcast live to the members of the public on the West Front of the Capitol,\u201d Mr. Boehner said in a press release. \u201cIn addition, Pope Frances has expressed an interest in making a brief appearance on the West Front.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">Aides said the setup will be similar to a presidential inauguration, with large screens positioned along the mall for public viewing. 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