those who assist the church in doing justice and acting wisely will be the best step forward. delia gallagher, to you on that point of the messages that will be left by this pope, we are also expecting potentially some point here a meeting in philadelphia potentially. the vatican said that was a possibility. it was not on the official agenda. i would be surprised if it doesn t happen because we have seen this pope reach out so many times to so many different groups. it would be an oversight if it didn t happen. you know, he was criticized in the beginning for not doing more immediately when he was elected. perhaps it was a bit too soon to criticize him at that stage. subsequently he saw that he installed a commission for the protection of minors carded by cardinal shawn o malley, the boston cardinal, who has good
the morning. the name of the service is called healing our city. clear gee from all over boston. political dignitaries here, archbishop sean cardinal o malley will be here, and the guest of honor, president obama and the first lady. the life of the dead is put into the hearts of the living. this allows people to come together, share in their grief. i m joined by jessica yellin and john king. this is a message that will have big importance for people here. it will here, chris and around the nation. the president is well aware of that. i suspect he has given a lot of speeches at events, sad events, especially in the wake of recent gun deaths, mass shootings, tucson and more recently in sandy hook. this speech i think will take a very different tone. today it will not be solely
representatives of the major religions will participate. the president will be there. he will speak as well. the first lady will be there. we ll hear from the mayor of boston, thomas menino, and the governor, deval patrick. yo-yo ma with a musical selection. and cardinal o malley will reflect. an hour, hour and a half service we are anticipating, starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern. chris cuomo, standing by for the service. this is one of the moments, chris, where we expect the president to emerge in an effort to comfort, not only the city and the state, but the entire country. i think that s right, wolf, he definitely has the nation s ear today, and certainly clergy and dignitaries, politicians, felt this was important to do. they invited him. he accepted. they want to hear the message today about what this means and
the reverend nancy taylor of the old south church. rabbi ronnie friedman. bishop john borders, morningstar baptist church. cardinal shawn o malley, the catholic archbishop, the cardinal here in boston. also hear from the president of the united states. we re awaiting the start of this interfaith service. our coverage will continue. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer s starts with ground beef, onions and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer s meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer s. made with care, for you or your family.
pictures of the cathedral of the holy cross. less than an hour from now this interfaith service will begin. the president of the united states with the first lady, they will be here. they have landed, air force one has landed, here in boston. they ll be coming over with a group of dignitaries. several former governors of massachusetts will also be in the audience including the former governor mitt romney who will be here as well. the service will include moving remarks not only from the president, but the boston mare thor, thomas menino, governor of massachusetts, deval patrick. we ll hear from cardinal shawn o malley. we ll also hear from religious leaders, local religious leaders as well as this service begins. it is a time of healing in boston, in massachusetts, indeed in the country as we await the start of this service. chris cuomo is over there at the cathedral getting ready to watch and to listen as all of us are. chris? that s right, wolf.