God-fearing patriots will now have a choice to make on Saturday between watching Donald Trump’s military and birthday parade, and a special address by Pope Leo XIV.
As of Wednesday the 40,000-sea stadium was almost entirely sold out.
A prayer service, which is reportedly directed at young people of the world, begins at 2:30 p.m local time and mass will be held at 4:00 p.m.
open image in gallery Pope Leo XIV is set to broadcast a video message in his hometown of Chicago that will coincide with the Saturday’s military parade and birthday celebrations of Donald Trump.
The papacy has also criticized anti-immigrant rhetoric such as the comments from the Trump administration, though has not named the president specifically.
On the American west coast, violent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement continued in Los Angeles following heavy-handed raids by immigration authorities.
In response, Leo reposted a link to an article by a bishop, who was born in El Salvador, asking, “Do you not see the suffering? »