The Kentucky Republican says in a video Thursday morning that Francis' elevation to pope "heralded a new beginning for Catholics in Kentucky, across America and from every corner of the world."
McConnell praises the pope's "unique and engaging style" and says Americans have watched the pope reach new and different audiences, "both from within his flock and far beyond it."
A Baptist, McConnell says Americans from every faith and ?nearly every walk of life will gather at the Capitol as Francis becomes the first pope to address Congress.
