Pope Francis in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 24, 2015

The tens of thousands gathered on the Capitol's West Lawn this morning will watch the pope's speech on big screens.

While the pope was speaking to Congress, the tens of thousands gathered on the West Lawn watched from big screens specially erected for the event

John Boehner (right) wept as the pope spoke in Spanish from the balcony, translated by his Gibraltar-born translator Mark Miles (left)

Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the balcony of the U.S. Capitol as House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Speaker of the House John Boehner look on.

Pope Francis pauses before the statue of St. Junipero Serra in the United States Capitol Building on Thursday.

Pope Francis with US Speaker of the House John Boehner, second right, House Minority Leader, US Vice President Joe Biden, right, and other lawmakers pause in front of a sculpture of Spanish-born Junipero Serra, the Franciscan Friar known for starting missions in California, in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington DC, September 24, 2015

A selfie with a cardboard cut out of Pope Francis