Pope Francis will make his first visit to New York City September 24, and the Archdiocese of New York has been busy working to finalize the details of his 36-hour itinerary.

Last month, the Vatican announced plans for the Pope to visit several locations in the city — including an East Harlem Catholic School and the 9/11 Memorial — and bookend the stay with masses at a newly-renovated St. Patrick's Cathedral and Madison Square Garden. But speaking on the Cats Round Table with John Catsimatidis on Sunday on AM 970, Cardinal Dolan acknowledged this schedule will leave out many Catholics who wish to see Pope Francis.

He said the Archdiocese is trying to work out the logistics with police and security officials so that "as many people as possible can see him on the streets. We hope to publicize some routes where he would be in some type of open vehicle so that hundreds of thousands of people could see him and he could see them," Dolan said.

Cardinal Dolan also detailed plans for the pope's visit to Ground Zero. After he says a private prayer at the 9-11 Memorial, he'll go to the adjoining 9/11 Museum to address 500 religious leaders of different faiths.

"Pope Francis has been amazed at the inter-religious friendship and harmony in the United States and especially in New York and he wants to highlight it," Cardinal Dolan told Catsimatidis.

After a Thursday evening prayer service at the newly renovated St. Patrick's Cathedral, Cardinal Dolan said Pope Francis will address the United Nations Friday morning before heading down to Ground Zero. He'll then head to East Harlem to meet with Catholic School students, and go to a nearby Catholic Charities facility to meet with immigrants.

Pope Francis will depart New York early Saturday, September 26th for Philadelphia and the main event of his first visit to the United States as pontiff — a conference called "The World Meeting of Families," which the Vatican convenes every four years.