Philadelphia, PA (September 8, 2015) – The World Meeting of Families –Philadelphia 2015 update regarding ticket availability for Pope Francis’ remarks at Independence Hall.

Pope Francis’ Remarks at Independence Hall: Saturday, September 26 (All Available Tickets Reserved)

10,000 tickets were made available online for this event beginning today at 12:00 p.m. EST.  Tickets were available on a first come, first served basis and individuals were limited to four (4) tickets per person.  There was absolutely no cost associated with these tickets.  

Reservations for all 10,000 tickets were placed within 2 minutes and the website experienced 394,000 unique pages views during that time.

As noted previously, 10,000 tickets for the Festival of Families and 10,000 tickets for the Papal Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be made available online tomorrow, September 9th. Additional details regarding the reservation process will be shared later today.

For more information regarding the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, visit www.WorldMeeting2015.org. You can also engage the World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia on Facebook (World Meeting of Families 2015) (Encuentro Mundial de las Familias – Filadelfia 2015), Twitter (@WMF2015) (@WMF2015ES) and Instagram (WMF2015).

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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 Saint John Paul II, the World Meeting of Families has sought to strengthen the sacred bonds of family across the globe.