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CE News:  Popes Visit September 2015 

 

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September 18, 2015
 
 
Dear Colleagues,
 
We are very near the arrival of our Holy Father to the United States.  This singular event is a great Catholic moment in our country.  The schedule and itinerary of the Pope Francis include first time experiences such as the Canonization Mass of Junipero Serra and an historic address to the United States Congress.  In addition, the Holy Father's itinerary reminds us of the response we have to education, immigration, and those in need of our care and concern.  Let us join the Catholic community in the United States in prayer for the success of the Pope's visit and for his safety during his time in Cuba and the United States. 
 
The Holy Father's visit proves to be one of the largest social media events for the Catholic community ever!!  During the Pope's visit there will be numerous ways to communicate via social media about each event, our experience of the visit, and experiences on the ground in Washington DC, New York, and at the World Day of Families in Philadelphia.  Below are several ways to do so through the USCCB.  So many of the school communities have prepared for the Holy Father's visit and for the World Day of Families through service projects, the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, sacramental and liturgical events, parish and school events, civic and community projects.  We will be sharing experiences during the visit and we encourage your school communities to do the same.
 
Pope Francis' September 22-27 visit to the United States will be available via a video livestream at www.usccb.org/live, where people from around the world can follow every moment of the visit. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is also launching social media profiles on Twitter and Instagram, "Pope In US" and "Papa En USA." An animated gif of themes associated with the papal visit accompanied the launch of these channels:
 
 
#PopeInUS and #PapaEnUSA are also hashtags being promoted with the visit. USCCB will also post updates to Facebook at:  www.facebook.com/usccb and  www.facebook.com/USCCBEspanol
 
Leadership of the Catholic Church in the United States has introduced its first mobile app: USA Catholic Church. Designed to draw Catholics closer to their faith by providing access to Church information on all screens and devices, this is the only app that brings together information from all Catholic sources: parishes, dioceses, the U.S. bishops and even the Vatican. Not only will the app include religious news, daily Scripture readings and local parish content, it will feature exclusive, in-depth coverage of Pope Francis' September visit to the United States.
 
More information on the visit of Pope Francis is available at:  www.uspapalvisit.org
 
Link to Catholic education backgrounder:
 
Link to information on Our Lady Queen of Angels in Harlem:
 
Please know that you are in the prayers of the staff at the Secretariat of Catholic Education of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops during this grace-filled visit.  Please keep us in your good prayers as well.
 
In Christ,
 
Sr. John Mary Fleming, OP