Pope Francis spent a whirlwind U.S. visit bridging the realms of the disadvantaged and elite, trying to turn the attention of the mightiest nation on Earth away from ideological battles and toward a world he said desperately needs help. He spoke in Congress and at a parish school, at the United Nations and a city jail - and from his very first appearance, with President Barack Obama, the wildly popular pope wove together issues rarely linked in American public life.
Here are some of the best photographs from his US trip
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