March 26, 2014

World Meeting Of Families – Philadelphia 2015, The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia, VISIT PHILADELPHIA™, And The City Of Philadelphia Partner On Twitter Campaign To Help Bring Pope Francis To Philadelphia

The World Meeting of Families-Philadelphia 2015, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, VISIT PHILADELPHIA, and the City of Philadelphia are encouraging people to show their desire for Pope Francis to visit our city as well as their support for the international event being held in our city next fall.

World Meeting of Families and Archdiocesan social media channels have partnered with VISIT PHILADELPHIA in an effort to bring the hashtag #PopeInPhilly to trending status on Twitter, bringing Councilman James F. Kenney’s idea to life. All are welcome and invited to draft tweets asking the @Pontifex to experience Philadelphia using the hashtag #PopeInPhilly or retweet one of the many people/organizations that have already tweeted using the hashtag.

The World Meeting of Families-Philadelphia 2015 is expected to draw tens of thousands to Pennsylvania from more than 150 nations. The presence of Pope Francis could draw over 1 million visitors to the Philadelphia region.

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Editor’s Notes: For more information regarding the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September 2015, please visit www.archphila.org or www.WorldMeeting2015.org. Individuals can also follow the visit to Rome and share information on Facebook (Eighth World Meeting of Families), Twitter (@WMF2015) and Instagram (WMF2015).

About World Meetings of Families
Beginning with 1994, The Year of the Family, the Pontifical Council for the Family has been responsible for organizing the World Meetings of Families in Rome (1994); Rio de Janeiro (1997); Rome (2000); Manila (2003); Valencia (2006); Mexico City (2009); Milan (2012); and now, Philadelphia (2015). Since its inception by Blessed John Paul II, the World Meeting of Families has sought to strengthen the sacred bonds of family across the globe. Each World Meeting of Families has a theme, which aims to emphasize the good news of the family and highlight its intrinsic value to the good of society.

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