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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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 Students and locals touch the statue honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Second Vatican Council declaration Nostra Aetate which was just blessed by Pope Francis in an unscheduled and surprise visit to St. Joseph's University. (Emily Cohen/for NewsWorks)
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Pope Francis blesses statue at St. Joe’s honoring the relationship between Catholics and Jews [photos]

Pope 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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 Ferry Avenue Station is one of five PATCO stations operating today. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
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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 greets inmates during his visit to Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pool)
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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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 As Archbishop Charles Chaput, left, and Bishop Timothy Senior, right, listens as Pope Francis, addresses a gathering in Saint Martin's Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Wynnewood, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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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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Pope Francis, in white, poses with seminarians on the steps of St. Martin of Tours Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, following his address to the Bishops, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 in Wynnewood, Pa. {Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pool)
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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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 A crowd fills the Independence Mall as Pope Francis speaks in front of Independence Hall, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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#PopeInPhilly on Independence Mall in 90 seconds [video]

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Pope Francis Parade and Feature Photos in Philadelphia. Photos by Kevin Cook
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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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 A crowd waits for Pope Francis on the Ben Franklin Parkway (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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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 speaks during a Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Philadelphia. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
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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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