This morning the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis intends to visit the United States in September 2015 to participate in the World Meeting of Families.

Below is a statement from Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good on this exciting news.

We give thanks to God for the great news that Pope Francis will be visiting the United States in September 2015. We pray that his pastoral visit will confirm the American people in the great truth that Francis has communicated throughout his pontificate: that God never grows tired of loving us. 

We also hope his visit will compel our country’s leaders to move past partisan divisions and work together to create a nation where everyone has name, a face and a future. We join our prayers with Francis and “beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people and the lives of the poor!”