Pope Francis won't be visiting Philadelphia until September, but planning in the City of Brotherly Love is already in high gear.
Organizers said they're tackling issues large and small, from buying and storing millions of Mass booklets and communion wafers to housing and transporting more than one million expected visitors.
The papal visit will come on the tail end of the weeklong World Meeting of Families, a conference organized every three years by the Pontifical Council for Families.
About 15,000 people from 153 countries are expected to attend that event, but officials said they expect more than a million to come see Francis at a closing festival and public Mass the following day.
This will be the pope's first trip to the U.S.
Hotel rooms as far away as Berks County have already been reserved for those who will attend the event. Organizers are also seeking families to host visitors in their homes.
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