Pope arrives in the United States

On Tuesday afternoon, Pope Francis arrives at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington, D.C., to begin his historic first trip to the United States.

Story by Yahoo News

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will personally greet the pontiff.

At 3:45 p.m. ET today, Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric will host a special Yahoo News live stream to coincide with the moment Francis is expected to arrive. Couric will be joined by a diverse panel of civic and faith-based leaders to discuss the pope’s influence on the Catholic Church and the significance of his trip. The panel consists of Father Manuel Dorantes, assistant to the director of the Holy See press office; Melissa Rogers, executive director of the White House faith-based and neighborhood partnerships, Amy Sullivan, Yahoo News senior editor; James Carroll, author of “Christ Actually”; and Michael O’Loughlin, author of “The Tweetable Pope” and national reporter for Crux.