Nine Activities and Lesson Ideas to Teach about Pope Francis’s Visit to the United States

A full and varied schedulehighlights Pope Francis’sfirst apostolic visit to theUnited States. If you are readingthis prior to his September2015 visit, plan to follow alongwith the pope on his journeythrough appropriate mentionand study in your theologyclasses. If the trip has alreadyoccurred, some of these suggestionscan also work well inreview or in conjunction withanother trip the pope will takein the future.

The itinerary ofPope Francis’s US trip includes ameeting with President Obama;an...