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.

Still, a spokesman for the Vatican said today that Pope Francis is interested in making a trip to the U.S., and that in addition to the Philadelphia event he is also considering invitations from other cities — New York and Washington, D.C. — as well as an invitation to visit the United Nations.

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