and the ability that he has to bring a lot of people together. especially with us, all of us are really excited to see him. i think -- a lot of people are excited to be in his presence and be able to stand with him. >> reporter: pope francis wants to attract more young people to the church. when the pope talks about things like social justice and climate change, does that resonate? >> absolutely. like my -- we're always talking about in the classroom today we have to look to the future and think about that as well. and the fact that the pope is here at our university it feels great. we're honored to have him here. >> reporter: thank you all very much. i appreciate it. chris, earlier today when the pope was in that parade along constitution avenue, i talked to a lot of young catholics who call themselves lapse catholics who say because of pope francis they may come back to the church. who knows? we'll see what happens after the pope's visit wraps up next week. >> reporter: you know, in