the embassy. and watched his departure. reporter: good to see you. we see that little fiat drive off and going on there was a crowd gathering here outside the nunciature. some people just walking by. we ended up with a sizable group of dogs, people were walking the dogs down the street. kind of getting into it a little bit. many people came to see the pope specifically. ann and chela from hungary originally. you waited for a chance to see him. yes. waiting for an hour. and what happened? and i was taken out of school early at lunchtime and this is a surprise for me. i didn t know i was going to see pope francis but my mom took me out. it is historical event and it was once in a lifetime. and she was really excited. yeah. reporter: yes? better than being in school? yeah, pretty much. reporter: tell me a little bit about you said your
better. there is something about the tenderness with which this very tactile pope greets especially children, especially special needs children who have been at every stop along the we and the security detail, waiting for him to get in i guess what is fiat 1 and another motorcade to the northeast section of washington, d.c. to catholic university. we have just in the last few minutes watched a number of u.s. cardinals arrive. in the audience. jeb bush has arrived. in the vip section. of the audience. it will be quite a star-studded event there today. one of the signature events during the pope s time in washington. to that end, we want to bring in an old friend, senior vatican analyst who is at the basilica. george wagel, an author, a thinker and a biographer, the best of the vatican watchers we