Pope Francis will address a joint session of Congress for the first time ever Thursday morning. Pastor Ken Laverone from the Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Sacramento has been in Washington D.C. since Monday for the pope’s visit.

He joins us with Capital Public Radio National Political Reporter Matt Laslo to talk about the pontiff’s historic speech on Capitol Hill.

Fr. Ken Laverone exchanges greetings with Pope Francis during the Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 Mass in Washington, D.C.   Screen shot / U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Fr. Ken Laverone, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi parish in Sacrametno, reads the biography of Fr. Junipero Serra to Pope Francis during the canonization Mass on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Screen shot / U.S. Confernce of Catholic Bishops