Pope Francis confirmed Monday that he plans to visit the United States in 2015. The pontiff was speaking at a Vatican conference on family values, when he announced plans to attend the World Meeting of Families next September. The event is held every three years. Locations are varied. The 2015 event will be held in Philadelphia. The Advocate reports, more than 10,000 school children in the Philadelphia area wrote letters to the pontiff, urging him to attend. This will be his first visit to the US as Pope.

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