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 Jeff Knueppel, SEPTA's new general manager, says the transit agency did well in transporting papal pilgrims to events in Center City and home again. (File photo)
Philadelphia

SEPTA says it rose to the Mass movement challenge

The new general manager of SEPTA is pleased with the transit agency’s work  in transporting thousands of papal pilgrims to the ...

10 years ago

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Philadelphia

AT&T reports record-breaking data usage during papal visit

If you were at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the papal Mass Sunday, chances are you were deploying your mobile phone.  One provi ...

10 years ago

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Over 700 people que up at the Woodbourne SEPTA train station on their way into the city to see Popr Francis speak from the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. Over 1000 visitors will pass through this station today on their way to the various World Meeting of Families 2015 events in the heart of Phladelphia. (Emily Cohen/for NewsWorks)
Philadelphia

Adding up the impact of the papal visit on Pa. ‘burbs: A plus or a minus?

Officials are still calculating the total cost of the pontiff’s visit — but many Philadelphia suburbs have tallied up tens of ...

10 years ago

Audience members wrap up their small-group discussions before beginning the open forum.
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Focusing on marriage licenses, mass media miss further LGBT challenges

Marriage has been important for LGBT communities, but there are perhaps more critical issues that have been unnoticed by the dominant culture and underreported in the media.

10 years ago

Philadelphia

Pope’s Mass resonates with Spanish-speaking parish in Chester County

Pope Francis’ encouragement to remember the traditions each immigrant family brings with them to their new country rang true to the ...

10 years ago

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 Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput reacts to questions about those sexually abused by clergy over the years during a press conference intended to celebrate the success of the papal visit. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

As pope calls for accountability in clergy sex abuse, Chaput says Philly church doing its best

At at post-papal visit news conference Monday, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput reiterated his belief that the archdiocese has adeq ...

10 years ago

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Panelist John Bright spoke about the moral leadership of LGBT civil rights victories.
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Overcoming homelessness, police abuse, transgender inequity, LGBT people reject life at the margins

WHYY hosted a public forum on Sept. 15 about the long-running priorities of LGBT communities that may be overlooked in the mainstream emphasis on marriage equality.

10 years ago

 Mayor Michael Nutter looks back on the papal visit during a press conference in the Mayors Reception Room at City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Despite security jams and smaller-than-expected crowd, Nutter declares papal visit a success

Some lines full of pilgrims hoping to squeeze into the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for Sunday’s papal Mass were hours long. &n ...

10 years ago

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 (<a href=`http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-298084979/stock-photo-united-hands-of-business-team-on-workspace-background-top-view.html'>Friends at work</a> image courtesy of Shutterstock.com)

Workplace friendships essential for morale, productivity

As I do my daily scans of articles about workplace issues, I’ve noticed a recent cluster of writers on the topic of friendships in ...

10 years ago

 Archbishop Charles Chaput, left, and Bishop Timothy Senior, right, listen as Pope Francis addresses a gathering in Saint Martin's Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on Sunday in Wynnewood, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Philadelphia

Pope: Bishops who covered up for abuse guilty of wrongdoing

Pope Francis has defended his words of consolation to U.S. bishops over the priest sex abuse scandal but says — for the first time — ...

10 years ago

 Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Archbishop says the work has just begun now that family conference is over

The World Meeting of Families and papal visit are over, but the head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia says its effects will hopefully b ...

10 years ago

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 Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. (Kevin Cook/for NewsWorks)
Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s papal weekend in photos

Pope Francis is gone, and Philadelphia has begun to sweep up the debris, but memories of the weekend will not be soon forgotten. Look bac ...

10 years ago

Philadelphia

Papal weekend ends with long pilgrimage home [photos]

For many pilgrims, Sunday’s Papal Mass was sandwiched by long periods of not much: waiting to get through security, then waiting fo ...

10 years ago

 Locals gather across the street from the Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel in hopes that Pope Francis will stop by after praising the saint in his address the day before on the Ben Franklin Parkway. (Emily Cohen/for NewsWorks)
Philadelphia

‘What are you going to do?’ Living the words behind St. Katharine Drexel

A false alarm. After his visit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia, many speculated that Pope Francis woul ...

10 years ago

Philadelphia

No room at the security checkpoint for these pilgrims [photos]

Just because you had a ticket to see Pope Francis celebrate mass on the Parkway on Sunday, doesn’t mean you were able to get in. ...

10 years ago

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