the signature event of the afternoon on the campus of the catholic university of america in washington, you have been able to hear in the background thus far some beautiful music, the choir and the orchestra that the pope himself will hear arriving. the crowd is enjoying. let s just take a moment, shall we, and hear it for ourselves.
we re just hours away from pope francis arrival in the united states. this morning the pontiff is wrapping up his trip to cuba with one final mass before departing for washington, d.c. he s set to set down around 4:00 p.m. eastern time. joining us now from the catholic university of america in washington, msnbc political correspondent kasie hunt. how are lawmakers preparing for the pope s arrival? reporter: mika, good morning. there are record number of catholic republican presidential candidates this time around and obviously the leader of their church is set to touch down here today. he s making it tricky for them. is that different kind of pope and changing the way the church is impacting american politics. he s called capitalism the dung of the devil and insisted there