Katie Colaneri
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PGW repairs in the pipeline for Pope Francis visit — and well beyond
If you’ve driven around Center City recently, you may have noticed a lot of construction work going on as crews with Philadelphia G ...
9 years ago
Bucks County nuns help prepare Communion feast for papal Mass
In the Bible, Jesus famously feeds a crowd of 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two small fish. Pope Francis will have a m ...
9 years ago
ListenQ&A: Philadelphia’s papal housing bubble has burst
Back in July, NewsWorks started wondering whether Philadelphia’s papal housing bubble had already burst. Fast forward ...
9 years ago
Philly push to address papal concerns not reaching business owners
On Monday, the city of Philadelphia launched a hotline and resource center to help businesses plan for next month’s papal visit. Ho ...
10 years ago
Listen‘Francis effect’ is helping revive interest in priesthood
The number of men in Philadelphia and South Jersey seeking to become Catholic priests took a dive in the mid-2000s when the church was ro ...
10 years ago
ListenMaking sure Philly’s homeless, poor aren’t ‘swept away’ during papal weekend
On summer nights, more than 100 people sleep on benches and under trees that line the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. But when Pope Fra ...
10 years ago
An accidental best-seller: Plush Pope Francis [photos]
There’s a place in the Philly suburbs where Pope Francis hangs out with superheroes and sports stars. It’s a one-story ...
10 years ago
ListenExpected influx of passengers to see the pope prompts emergency declaration in Bucks
A Bucks County township has declared a state of emergency for the papal visit, while several others are reportedly preparing to do the sa ...
10 years ago
Philly may be penalized for not cooperating with U.S. on holding immigrants
Congressional Republicans want to crack down on cities including Philadelphia that protect undocumented immigrants by limiting local poli ...
10 years ago
ListenSo the pope is coming to Philadelphia. What DO we know… and what DON’T we know (yet) about the big event? Here’s our guide to #Pope ...
10 years ago
Has Philadelphia’s papal housing bubble burst?
If you’re thinking of renting out your home during Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia this fall, perhaps you should think ag ...
10 years ago
ListenHomes needed for familes of patients during papal visit
A local nonprofit that provides housing for families visiting Philadelphia for medical treatment is looking for hosts for the papal visit ...
10 years ago