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Watch C-SPAN Coverage of Pope Francis' Visit to the U.S.

by Caitlin Hillyard

Pope Francis is visiting Washington, D.C. and New York City from September 22 to September 25. Here is the lineup of C-SPAN's LIVE coverage of his appearances:

3:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 22:

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greeted Pope Francis upon his arrival to Joint Base Andrews.

8:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 23:

President Obama and Pope Francis delivered remarks at a ceremony to welcome the pontiff to the White House.

10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 22:

President Obama and Pope Francis posed for a photograph ahead of a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office.

11:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 23:

Pope Francis greeted onlookers in a parade around the Ellipse and part of the National Mall.

11:45 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 23:

Pope Francis held a prayer service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., with the members of the American Catholic hierarchy.

4:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 23:

Pope Francis celebrated a mass to canonize Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

6:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 24:

C-SPAN hosted a call-in program to invite viewers to share their thoughts as we preview Pope Francis' historic address to a joint meeting of Congress and talk about his visit to the U.S.

8:50 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 24:

Pope Francis greeted children as he prepared to depart from the Apostolic Nunciature, where he is staying while visiting Washington, D.C., for the Capitol.

9:10 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 24:

Pope Francis arrived at the U.S. Capitol for his address to a joint session of Congress.

9:15 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 24:

Pope Francis met with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), who is Catholic, ahead of his address to a joint meeting of Congress.

10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 24:

Pope Francis became the first pontiff in history to deliver an address to a joint meeting of Congress.

You can read the full text of his address here.

11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, September 25:

Following his address, Pope Francis walked through Statuary Hall where a statue of Junipero Serra is on display. He then spoke to the crowd outside the Capitol from the Speaker's balcony.

11:15 a.m. ET on Friday, September 25:

Pope Francis delivered remarks in Spanish at St. Patrick's Church in Washington, DC to 200 people who have received medical, clinical, and mental health services through Catholic Services.

12:00 p.m. ET on Friday, September 25:

Pope Francis visited the headquarters of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington to bless the organization's chapel.

3:30 p.m. ET on Friday, September 25:

Pope Francis departed Washington, DC from Joint Base Andrews en route to New York City, where he will address the United Nations General Assembly.

10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, September 25:

Pope Francis delivered an address to the United Nations General Assembly.

11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, September 25:

Pope Francis attended an interfaith meeting at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City.

5:15 p.m. ET on Friday, September 25:

Pope Francis greets onlookers as his motorcade mades a circuit of Central Park in New York City.

4:00 p.m ET on Friday, September 25:

Pope Francis visited Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem to bless rosaries, meet students, and deliver remarks to immigrants from several countries.

5:30 p.m. ET on Friday, September 25:

Pope Francis celebrated a mass at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

4:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 26:

Pope Francis delivers remarks on immigration and religious freedom at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.

7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 26:

Pope Francis delivers remarks at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia.

11:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 27:

Pope Francis delivers remarks to inmates at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, which is the largest facility in the Philadelphia Prison System.