Vatican Releases Pope’s US Itinerary

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The itinerary for Pope Francis’s upcoming trip to the U.S. was released by the Vatican this week. The schedule suggests Francis will prioritize spending time with poor people and immigrants, in addition to his planned visits to the White House, Congress, and the UN. His stops include a Catholic food ministry in Washington, D.C. and a prison in Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, he will also attend the church’s World Meeting of Families and host a gathering on religious liberty. Francis will be in the U.S. from September 22 through the 27.

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