To make first visit to US

Pope Francis plans to make his first trip to the United States as the head of the Catholic Church in September 2015. Pope Francis is to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput in a statement:

It is the answer to the countless prayers of so many people who have asked God to guide Pope Francis to Philadelphia, the culmination of many months of hopeful anticipation, and the fulfillment of my own confidence that the Holy Father would grace us with his presence next year.