--- title: Pope Francis Anniversary: Boehner and Pelosi Invite Him to Congress description: Congressional leaders used the occasion of Francis' first anniversary as Pope to invite him to Washington. President Obama is going to the Vatican to meet with His Holiness on March 27 canonical: https://time.com/23805/pope-francis-john-boehner-nancy-pelosi-congress/ author: Elizabeth Dias article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-13T19:00:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:47:53.568Z article:section: Politics og:title: Pope Francis Anniversary: Boehner and Pelosi Invite Him to Congress og:description: Congressional leaders used the occasion of Francis' first anniversary as Pope to invite him to Washington. 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Almost one year to the minute after Pope Francis was named Benedict XVI’s successor, House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday afternoon that they were formally inviting the [popular](http://time.com/13531/pope-francis-catholics-popular/) Holy Father to address Congress. President Barack Obama is going to the Vatican to meet with His Holiness on March 27, and the Holy See has not announced formal plans to visit the United States. Pope Francis has made it clear that his [priorities for international visits](http://time.com/13161/pope-francis-willing-to-evaluate-civil-unions-but-no-embrace-of-gay-marriage/) are the Holy Land, Asia, and then Africa. Congress could use some peace-building right about now. Leaders appear divided even on inviting the Pope: Boehner and Pelosi, both Catholics, issued the invitation, but Boehner did not include Pelosi’s name in his announcement of the invitation. 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