Special Programming: Listen To Pope's Address To Congress Thursday Morning at 9am

WXPR | By Jessie Dick

Published September 23, 2015 at 2:03 PM CDT

Special Coverage From NPR: Pope Francis to Address Congress

Thursday, Oct. 24 at 9 a.m.

On Thursday, September 24 WXPR will pre-empt WXPR Midday Classics with Molly Rose to bring listeners NPR’s special coverage of Pope Francis’ address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. The address is scheduled to last 45 minutes.

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