Pope Francis is visiting the United States from September 22 through September 27. He will be visiting Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia, where he will be joining the 2015 World Meeting of Families.

• Schedule for the Holy Father’s Visit
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)’s Full Coverage Website
• Catechetical/Teaching Resources

How You Can Get Involved

Pray. Those who are not traveling to see Pope Francis during his three-city apostolic visit to the United States can join in a virtual pilgrimage with these prayers for each stop on his journey.

• Virtual Pilgrimage Prayers
• Gathering of Hope Prayer for the Papal Visit

Watch and Listen. There are a variety of ways to watch and listen to coverage of the papal visit on television, online video streams and radio.

Television:
– Major broadcast and cable news networks (i.e. ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, etc). Check with those channels for schedules.

– EWTN will be airing continuous coverage. Find the EWTN channel on your cable provider with the EWTN channel finder.

– Bright House Networks will be offering 24 hour coverage on channel 199 SD, 1212 HD and 1341 HD. That channel will also be available on the Bright House TV app and on the local on demand channel 999.

– Verizon Fios will be offering 24 hour coverage on channel 61 SD and 601 HD starting on 9/22 through 9/27.

Online:
– Watch the USCCB Live Video Stream. Video will also be available of events shortly after they happen on the USCCB’s website here.

Special guests will be providing commentary and explanations of several events as they happen, which include:

– Canonization Mass of Blessed Junipero Serra
– Holy Father’s visit to Catholic Charities in Washington, D.C.
– Vespers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
– Mass at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia
– Blessing and remarks on Independence Mall
– Festival of Families
– Holy Father’s visit to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
– Holy Father’s visit to the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
– Closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in    Philadelphia

– EWTN’s Papal Visit Online Video Coverage

– Salt and Light Television Live Video Stream. See the schedule of events that will be airing live here.

– #Pope2Congress Online Watch Party on 9/24 via the Ignatian Solidarity Network

– Closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on 9/27 – watch it on the free Go Philadelphia! app (download it here from the Apple Store / Google Play Store). The app will provide real-time translation and captioning in eight languages during portions of the Mass.

Radio:
–  Spirit FM on 90.5 FM (our diocesan Catholic radio ministry). Listen to Spirit FM online here or on the Spirit FM app (download it here from the Apple Store / Google Play Store).

– The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Channel 129.

Participate. To see how pilgrims from the Diocese of St. Petersburg are participating, whether journeying to Washington, D.C., New York City, Philadelphia or by having watch parties or other activities at home, follow the hashtag #DOSPpope on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and watch the diocesan Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.

Download and print out your own #FlatFrancis with which to take selfies or photos.

Post your pilgrimage, #FlatFrancis or watch party photos publicly on social media with the hashtag #DOSPpope and tag @DioStPete on Twitter and Instagram or the “Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg” on Facebook. Photos shared will be added to a special photo album that will be featured on the diocesan website and social media. Not on social media? Email your photos to socialmedia@dosp.org and they will be added to the album.

Other Activities
– Host a watch party at your parish or home.

• #Pope2Congress watch party at the 2015 Diocesan Stewardship Day on 9/24. Details and Registration.
• Watch parties in Spanish at Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Gulfport. Details and schedule.

– Send a joke to Pope Francis at http://jokewiththepope.org/.

– Download the free Pope Francis emojis app in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

– Follow coverage from the USCCB on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

– Follow @PopeinUS on Twitter and Instagram and @PapaEnUSA on Twitter for additional coverage.

– Participate and follow in conversation around our Holy Father’s visit by following and using the hashtags #PopeInUS and #PapaEnUSA on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.