In a move that acknowledges the 54 million Latinos living in the Unites States, Pope Francis will deliver his Sept. 23, Washington, D.C. Mass in Spanish.

Cardinal Donald William Wuerl announced, "The Mass is going to be in Spanish." As reported in the Washington Examiner, aside from the political concessions provided by giving the mass in Spanish, the cardinal said it was also a matter of comfort for the Argentine-born pope, as Spanish happens to be his native language.

Audience members that don’t know Spanish will be provided with translations on Jumbotrons.

Explaining the strategy behind giving the liturgy in Spanish, Wuerl said, "It's a recognition of how large the Hispanic population in the United States is." Wuerl brings up the fact that Francis will be arriving as “the first pope from the New World and the predominant language in this hemisphere is Spanish."

Francis has spent a good deal of his time talking to his followers about issues that have not typically been tied to the Church, addressing climate change, economic disparity, as well as tolerance for adulterers seeking absolution.

When the pope speaks to Congress later this month, he will be expected to call for bipartisanship. As he asks Republicans to work with President Obama’s administration, he will speak English.

Wuerl, speaking on behalf of the pontiff, said, "We have to find a way to work together."

In any language the pope seems to know how to please an audience.

This week a nun who runs a welcome center for immigrants at the Sacred Heart Church in McAllen, Texas, received a special message from the pope. Sister Norma Pimentel, who was participating in a virtual papal audience hosted by ABC News, was addressed directly by Francis who said he wanted to thank her along with “all the sisters of religious orders in the U.S. for the work that you have done and that you do in the United States."

“I congratulate you. Be courageous. Move forward,” he said. “I'll tell you one other thing. Is it unseemly for the Pope to say this? I love you all very much.”

Sister Pimentel bowed, returned to her seat and started to cry.

“I’m still in heaven still experiencing his presence,” she said.

ABC will air the virtual event as a one-hour special edition of “20/20” tonight at 10 p.m. ET.