Anticipation grows as Pope Francis heads for Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP-mod) — Pope Francis is on his way to Washington for the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his “church of the poor” to the world’s wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over issues closest to his heart: immigration, social injustice and economic inequality.
President Barack Obama plans to greet Francis on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, upon his arrival from Cuba, according a ra