Pope in Philly
Diocese of Camden, Catholic Charities launch ’40 Days of Francis’
It’s 40 days until Pope Francis, a staunch advocate for the poor, comes to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families.
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Rev. Susan Richardson prays in poem
Rev. Susan Richardson of Christ Church (and of NewsWorks’ Human at Work blog
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Mayoral candidate Melissa Murray-Bailey prays for access
Mayoral candidate Melissa Murray-Bailey submitted this prayer with her four-year-old daughter, Cricket. They are praying for the children
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Mayor Michael Nutter prays for guidance [listen]
Mayor Michael Nutter is praying for a more loving Philadelphia. What are you praying for?
Are you praying for safer streets? A hea
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Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney prays for the future [listen]
Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney is praying for all children in Philadelphia to have access to a strong education. What are you praying for?
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Philly leisure hotel bookings looking to break record
The summer is lodging good numbers for Philadelphia’s tourism industry.
From January through June, hotels sold 416,000
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A pizzeria that Pope Francis would appreciate finds itself in the papal weekend-security zone
Rosa’s Fresh Pizza in Center City has garnered a lot of attention for the pay-it-forward spirit of customers who use extra dollar b
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Road closings planned during papal visit leave suburban businesses in quandary
About 40 percent of those filtering into Philadelphia for Pope Francis’ visit will be c
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Great reception awaits pope in Philly; cell phone companies work to provide crowd with same
The pope’s September visit to Philadelphia is pushing major cell phone providers to install dozens of extra antennas around the cit
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Business help for papal visit is on the way
The late-September visit of Pope Francis has a lot of Philadelphia businesses worried about how — and if — they’ll be a
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NJ officials announce Papal visit transportation plans [maps]
When Pope Francis comes to town, the Garden State will look like anything but the Garden of Eden.
More than 100,000 private vehicl
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More details of papal visit restrictions announced
Philadelphia officials have filled in some more blanks about the papal visit.
A week ago, the city released its plan for a three-s
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Ex-WMF event consultant makes the case for chilling out about the papal visit
With so much incomplete information out there about the papal visit security plans, lots of people and groups have been hitting the panic
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Making 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
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