The Pope is in town for a few days. To many, his presence is a blessing. A specific blessing to many different things, according to many people. Thus, DCist will be keeping a live blog of all the things Pope Francis allegedly blessed during his time in D.C.

• U Scoot
• Larry Hogan/all cancer patients.
• Bo and Sunny
• This sick baby.
• This baby.
• This kid.
• D.C. traffic, maybe.
• The White House/President Barack Obama.
• This crowd (if you count a thumbs up as a blessing. We do.).
• America
• Gifts for the President, presumably
• Students who took #popeselfies
• The Washington Monument.