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Five Gonzaga Prep high schoolers and their chaperones had tickets to the World Meeting of Families Papal Mass, where Pope Francis spoke about the future, modern family and religious freedom.

Thousands gathered in downtown Philadelphia Saturday morning to greet Pope Francis on his first visit the U.S.

“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.

It’s been the worst-kept secret in Christendom, but this week Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput gave the strongest indication yet that Pope Francis will visit Philadelphia next year.