Pope Francis walks in the procession at the start of Mass at Madison Square Garden in New York Sept. 25. Brooklyn Deacon Jaime Varela is to his right. Preceding the pope are Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

Pope Francis is shown with Father Patrick Keating, Maronite Bishop Gregory Mansour and Bishop DiMarzio as the pope prepares to depart from New York en route to Philadelphia Sept. 26.

Bishops Octavio Cisneros and Witold Mroziewski say farewell to Pope Francis.

The pope’s motorcade through Central Park.

Children await Pope Francis at Kennedy Airport.

The pope meets Raymond Rico, from Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy.