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Hundreds of thousands attend Mass on Benjamin Franklin Parkway [photos]
On an altar on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with a backdrop of the iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pope Francis spoke about faith, h ...
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ListenPope Francis stopped at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia on his way back to the city before celebrating Mass in front of a ...
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NJ Transit River Line service resuming at 5 p.m.
New Jersey Transit will resume service on its River Line from Camden to Trenton at 5 p.m. Trains will run every 30 minutes between ...
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PATCO train service to pope event ends around 4 p.m.
The opportunity to take a PATCO train from New Jersey to see the pope in Philadelphia is winding down. The last westbound train to ...
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Small fire at seminary hosting pope was quickly put out
Church officials say a small fire overnight at the seminary where Pope Francis was staying was quickly extinguished and caused no injurie ...
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Pope Francis delivers message of hope to inmates at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
Pope Francis visited Philadelphia’s Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility with a messag ...
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In unprepared remarks, Pope Francis addresses sex abuse scandal
While speaking to bishops and seminarians this morning, Pope Francis delivered strong words about sexual abuse by priests. ...
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Pope meets with 5 victims of sex abuse
The Vatican spokesman says Pope Francis met with five victims of sexual abuse: people who were victims of priests, relatives and teachers ...
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Top 15 photos of Pope Francis’ first day in Philadelphia
After landing in the city on Shep ...
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Before Mass on the Parkway, Pope Francis addresses inmates and sex abuse victims
Philadelphia kept Pope Francis ...
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Pope Francis closes the festival with Aretha, Bocelli, and families in Philadelphia [photos]
Pope Francis spent last night in Philadelphia being serenaded by Aretha Franklin, The Fray and Andrea Boccelli on the Benjamin Franklin P ...
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Knotted Grotto at St. John the Baptist holds hopes and prayers of Manayunk [photos]
Church-goers at St. John the Baptist Church in Manayunk were inspired to create their own Knotted Grotto this week. They tied whit ...
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Crowds swelling for pope’s latest appearance
Crowds along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway have begun to swell in advance of Pope Francis’s appearance at a Vatican-sponsored ̶ ...
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Pope Francis encourages lay people, women in particular, to serve in ‘a rapidly changing society’
Immediately after touching down in Philadelphia Saturday, Pope Francis headed straight to the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul w ...
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