Yes, I was as tired of hearing about the pope as anyone. Maybe more so. I've been up to my neck in security precautions, story ideas and transportation logistics for the past month.
But I have to admit I still got a chill yesterday when Pope Francis stepped off that plane onto U.S. soil for the first time in Washington, D.C.
It's a huge event, and it will draw huge crowds.
Nowhere more than here in Philadelphia.
Today the pontiff will address Congress, then celebrate a Mass on the National Mall. Then it's off to New York City for an address to the U.N., a tour of Central Park and a Mass in Madison Square Garden.
Then it's time for the Main Event. Pope Francis will arrive in Philly early Saturday morning. He will deliver an address on immigration and religious freedom at Independence Mall, then take part in the crowning event of the World Meeting of Families, the Festival of Families. On Sunday he will celebrate Mass for maybe a million pilgrims on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
It's a huge story.
And we'll be there every step of the way.
The editorial team of the Daily Times and Digital First Media publications in the Philadelphia region have a team of reporters and photographers in place, ready to cover the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’visit like no other outlet.
But we also want you to be part of our team. You can follow along live and add to our daily coverage by using #popedfm on Twitter. Send us your Tweets, photos and video.
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Here is a list of today's key events at the World Meeting of Families.
Here are some of the programs being held Wednesday:
* School of the Heart: Parents and Primary Catechists
* Saintly Couples: Models on the Road to Sanctity
* Mary of Nazareth: First Disciple and Mother of the Redeemer
* The Other Side of Mount Sanai: Growing up in Virtue
Can Society Exist without the Family?
* In the City: Concerns of the Urban Family
* Procreation as Co-Creation: The Spirituality of Parenting
* Radical Surrender: Living Vocation according to God’s Will
* One Ring to Rule them All: The Covenant of Marriage
Where is this relationship going? Dating as Discernment
* See How to Love One Another: The Family and the Faith
* Digging into Dignity: Promoting the Dignity of the Human Person
The Special Place of Women in the Family, The Church and The World
* The Bible: A Book for the Family, A Light for the World
* Creating the Future: The Fertility of Christian Love
* The Building Blocks and the Cornerstone: Building Familial Love through Everyday Practice
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