FILE - Pope Francis presides over a Vespers ceremony at Rome's St. Paul Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Church officials say plans for the eighth World Meeting of Families, a Catholic gathering in Philadelphia in September 2015, are proceeding with the assumption Pope Francis will attend, though that hasn't been officially confirmed. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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