Roberto Suro , a professor of public policy at the University of Southern California , said a U.S. visit by the Argentinian Pope would be symbolically powerful for Latinos -- many of whom have slipped away from the Catholic Church for evangelical sects . Trip to Philadelphia would be Pope ' first visit to Philadelphia as Francis . Pope accepted invitation from U.S. archbishop , Lombardi says . Francis ' visit likely to resonate with growing Latino population .
Trip to Philadelphia would be Pope ' first visit to Philadelphia as Francis . Pope accepted invitation from U.S. archbishop , Lombardi says . Francis ' visit likely to resonate with growing Latino population .