From Milan to Philadelphia, Vatican gets ready for next World Meeting of Families 2015
February 4, 2013. (Romereports.com) This was the scene back in June, when about 850,000 people attended the World Meeting of Families in Milan. Now the Vatican is getting ready for the next big gathering in Philadelphia, where just as many, if not more are expected. MSGR. VINCENZO PAGLIA Pontifical Council for the Family, President “I think this meeting in Philadelphia will be a good way to help families, society, even politicians and those with roles in the cultural sector.” The gathering will be in September 2015. In fact, it will be the first one to take place in the U.S. Usually these events are attended by the Pope himself. During the press conference, Msgr. Paglia talked about the need to strengthen the family unit, through Christian values. He talked about power of a healthy family, but also about broken homes, delinquency rates among youths, gay marriage and extreme individualism. MSGR. VINCENZO PAGLIA Pontifical Council for the Family, President ...