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Here's his full schedule for the next several days. in his papal Fiat, Francis headed to New York, where two NYPD policemen, Officer Pope and Officer Francis (among others, of course), were ready to greet him. ( Here's the full text of his speech, a powerful read.) After leaving the Capitol, and tootling again through D.C. Sophie Cruz, 5, had a crayon-scrawled letter and a message for the pope: "I would like to ask you to speaking with the president and Congress in legalizing my parents because every day I am scared they will take them away from me." Meanwhile, back at the Capitol, the pontiff had a message of his own on immigration: "Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the second World War," he told Congress. While Pope Francis spoke Thursday to a joint session of a Congress, a historic first, we also learned more about one of the children he kissed during his enchanting popemobile ride Wednesday through Washington. Pope Francis kissed babies, addressed Congress and zipped around Washington in awesome rides. Watch Video: Saudi officials: Over 450 dead in hajj pilgrimage stampede Mansour al-Turki, spokesman for Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry, says King Salman has ordered a committee investigation into the incident. And just this year, the World Health Organization warned that the hajj could spread the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus. In the past, hundreds have been killed in fires and violent unrest.
But it’s not just the risk of stampedes that make completing the hajj dangerous. Saudi Arabia's health minister blamed Thursday's tragedy on "undisciplined pilgrims" who hadn't followed instructions. This year's hajj began Tuesday and ends Saturday. When is it? The date of the hajj is determined by the Islamic calendar, which is a lunar year. All adult Muslims who are capable of making the journey - physically and financially - must complete it at least once. What's the hajj? It's an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. It's not the first time the annual hajj pilgrimage has been marred by a fatal incident, and as 2 million pilgrims participate each year, it's unlikely to be the last. A stampede broke out, killing more than 700 people and injuring more than 800. They were only 3 miles from the holy city of Mecca when tragedy struck Thursday in Mina, Saudi Arabia. Devastating tragedy hits the hajj - again