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Officials: Tickets Available Today For Festival Of Families, Papal Mass

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Officials say tickets for the Festival of Families and the Mass with Pope Francis on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be made available online Wednesday, September 9th.

Officials say 10,000 tickets will be made available for The Festival of Families beginning Wednesday, September 9, at 4:00 p.m. EST.  Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis and individuals are limited to four (4) tickets per person.  There is absolutely no cost associated with these tickets.

Officials say those seeking tickets for The Festival of Families should visit www.worldmeeting2015.org/tickets.  There, visitors will click on the image associated with "The Festival of Families" and will be taken to the appropriate page for this event's ticketing.

The Festival of Families will be held on Saturday, September 26.

Officials say 10,000 tickets will be made available for The Papal Mass beginning Wednesday, September 9, at 8:00 p.m. EST.  Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis and individuals are limited to four (4) tickets per person.  There is absolutely no cost associated with these tickets.

Officials say those seeking tickets for the Papal Mass should visit www.worldmeeting2015.org/tickets.  There, visitors will click on the image associated with "The Papal Mass" and will be taken to the appropriate page for this event's ticketing.

The Papal Mass will be held on Sunday, September 27.

For more information regarding the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, visit www.WorldMeeting2015.org.

Today, 10,000 tickets were made available online for Pope Francis' remarks at Independence Hall on Saturday, September 26.  Officials say reservations for all 10,000 tickets were placed within two minutes and the website experienced 394,000 unique pages views during that time.

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