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Montgomery County residents were among the thousands who flocked to Washington, D.C. in hopes of seeing Pope Francis. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports it was a “mission of love.”

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan met with Pope Francis today and received a blessing. “It was an incredible honor to meet His Holiness Pope Francis today in Washington and receive his blessings on behalf of all cancer patients,” Hogan said. “My faith, like the faith of countless other patients like me, gives me strength to defeat […]

The day began early for parishioners at Saint Michael the Archangel in Silver Spring on Wednesday. The crowd filled the church at six a.m. then traveled to Washington D.C. to see Pope Francis greeting thousands of people. “Coming here and just enjoying being Catholic and getting to see the leader of our church and just […]

There were thousands of people at the papal parade in Washington, D.C. today and along the route were dozens of middle school students from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Bethesda. Watch their reaction to the historic event in this MyMCMedia Extra:

Cuteness alert!  In this MyMCMedia Extra video (below), watch the Preschool Popemobile Parade that took place at St. Jude Regional Catholic School in Rockville at the same time as the Papal Parade in Washington, D.C. The parade was timed to coincide with the papal parade in Washington, D.C. In case you are wondering, that’s Maximiliano Hernandez […]

Many Montgomery County residents were up before the crack of dawn to attend mass and to take the Metro to Washington, D.C. for the papal parade. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke talked to several of these residents at the Shady Grove Metro early this morning. Take a look: In case you are wondering, the early morning commute […]

Pope Francis meets with the bishops at Saint Matthew’s Cathedral at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 23rd. Watch the video, below:

President Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House at 9 a.m. on Sept 23rd. Watch video of the White House Arrival Ceremony, below: https://youtu.be/RqjwWOgvYGM

A joyous crowd gathered along Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. to welcome Pope Francis to the United States on Tuesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/GetMikeWalsh/status/646435590506971136https://twitter.com/GetMikeWalsh/status/646431322190270464https://twitter.com/GetMikeWalsh/status/646423411481255936

UPDATED There is a lot of excitement at local Catholic schools about the arrival of Pope Francis to the United States this week. At St. Elizabeth School in Rockville, there were balloons and a welcome banner at the front of the school today and last week students pledged to “walk with Francis.” MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke […]