Mary Beth McCauley

Advance preparations for the wildly popular Pope Francis, due in Philadelphia five months from now, might rival the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5,000.

“The pope is coming to Philadelphia,” Mayor Michael Nutter announced at a news conference Monday (Nov. 17), after the Vatican officially confirmed what has been rumored for months — that Pope Francis will visit the city in September 2015 for the eighth World Meeting of Families.