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When asked what Pope Francis’ first visit to the country as pontiff on Friday (Feb. 12) means to them, they shrug.

Pope Francis on Sunday urged the countries that signed the landmark Paris agreement on climate change to join in a concerted commitment to put it in practice urgently and to remember the poor as they do so.

When there's a good five hours or so before the pontiff arrives, a lot of tweeting happens.

“Producing an event for the pope is similar to producing a rock concert,” said Blayne Candy, co-founder of Showcall, the D.C.-based events company responsible for producing the papal Mass.

SpokaneFāVS will be traveling to Philadelphia at the end of this month to cover Pope Francis' first visit the United States.

Later this month, at the invitation of Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, they’ll be traveling to the City of Brotherly Love to speak on a panel at the World Meeting of Families. The annual event will conclude with a visit from Pope Francis.

The pope will be busy on his trip, armed with a forgotten or neglect part of Christian theology.