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 Pope Francis is greeted as he arrives at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. The Pope will spend the last two of his six days in the U.S. in Philadelphia as the star attraction at the World Meeting of Families, a conference for more than 18,000 people from around the world that has been underway as the pope traveled to Washington and New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Pope Francis lands in Philadelphia; celebrates Mass as crowds eagerly await him

Pope Francis descended  from an American Airlines 777 dubbed Shepard One this morning to the theme of Rocky. ...

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 (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Pope Francis’ Philadelphia schedule

Here’s Pope Francis’ scheduled itinerary for Sept. 26 and 27 in Philadelphia.  Saturday, Sept. 26 8:40 a.m ...

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 Barricades are in place in Center City. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)
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Barricades trip up Philly residents; papal events interrupt Parkway meals

Many walking around Center City Philadelphia Friday were fuming with anger and confusion. With the secure perimeter in place for P ...

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Center City hunkers down the day before Pope Francis’ arrival

Call it the calm before the storm. As Pope Francis tooled around New York City in the now ubiquitous Fiat, a large section of Phil ...

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Emmanuel Beatty. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
Philadelphia

Germantown siblings prepare to sing for the pontiff

Preparations for Pope Francis’ arrival in Philadelphia have been in full swing for months now. In the midst of it all, the Beatty c ...

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 The Walker family joins artist Cesar Viveros for the breaking of the world record at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Pope Francis beats Homer Simpson [photos]

A public mural of the pope in Philadelphia has set the world record for the number of participating painters, a record previously set by ...

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 Sr. Carol Zinn is a Sister of Saint Joseph based in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. and a past president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The group, which represents the majority of American nuns, was subject to a three-year investigation by the Vatican. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Women religious look to God’s grace and Pope Francis for change

During his first trip to New York City, Pope Francis thanked American nuns, called them “fighters.” “I love you, ...

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 Camden native Victor Collazo will serve as one of the sign language interpreters during Pope Francis's visit to Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Once inspired by Pope Francis, Camden native ‘signs’ on to work papal visit

Victor Collazo grew up Catholic. But when his wife, Naureen, died of a sudden heart arrhythmia in 2002, he lost his faith. Now, Coll ...

10 years ago

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 John Cascino and Becky Cascino show their Pittsburgh pride at a welcoming reception for pilgrims in Philadelphia. (Marielle Segarra/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Pilgrims make sacrifices to be in Philly for World Meeting of Families

“Even in spite of the fact that people are physically tired, [and] they’re hurting, they still want to be here.” ...

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Philadelphia

Pa. suburbs travel refresher for the papal weekend

Is this a papal visit or a national disaster? With roads closed and National Guard on hand, the Delaware Valley is bracing travel snafus ...

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 Madonna, on screen, during her Philadelphia concert (Eric Walter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

In Philadelphia, Madonna gives ‘Popey-wopey’ her blessing

A woman with plenty of experience tangling with the Vatican has given Pope Francis her endorsement during his first U.S. visit. At ...

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Festival of Families: Pope Francis meets with one of the families who gave testimony during the Festival of Families in Philadelphia (KImberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

A live blog account of Pope Francis’ visit to the Philadelphia

Tune in here for full, live coverage of Pope Francis in Philadelphia. From wheels down to take-off, we’ve got you covered. & ...

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 Several thousand papal coins have been struck as a thank you for first responders in Philadelphia during the papal weekend. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Papal coin struck as Philly thank you to first responders

First responders will receive a little token of appreciation from the city of Philadelphia for their work this weekend to protect the mil ...

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 TSA agents wand people passing through metal detectors at 17th and Market Streets in Philadelphia (Tom MAcDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Security crackdown under way in Philadelphia

Security is starting to tighten up in Philadelphia for the papal visit.  Metal detectors are now screening anyone who wants t ...

10 years ago

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 Margie Winters, fired by Waldron Mercy Academy over her same-sex marriage, will also attend at Saturday's LGBT picnic in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Kenney, Margie Winters to attend LGBT family picnic on papal-visit Saturday

On Saturday, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in the morning, speak in front of Independence ...

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