Pope Francis reportedly plans visit to the United States in 2015

Pope Francis reportedly plans visit to the United States in 2015
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Pope Francis may be coming to America, reports Catholic News Service.

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Caput told attendees at a Thursday mass in Fargo, North Dakota, that the pope had accepted an invitation to attend next September's World Meeting of Families, to be held in Philadelphia.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.