
Pope in Philly
Philly to tow vehicles starting Sept. 20 to make way for papal security perimeters
If you live in Center City and have a car, you might need to move it during the week Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia. The cit ...
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Pope Quiz — A pot luck of papal trivia
Where did Pope Francis celebrate his first Holy Thursday Mass after being named pope? Which fast food restaurant did he pop into for ...
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Five buses, 478 tickets and one big field trip to see Pope Francis
As more details of the impending visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia emerge, Catholic parishes around the Delaware Valley are gearing u ...
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ListenFriend of the site Lauren Ancona, a data scientist at the city’s Office of Innovation and Technology, had been waiting for someone ...
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For pope’s visit, bikes allowed on bridge — if you walk them
People crossing the Ben Franklin Bridge during the weekend of Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia will be able to bring their bikes ...
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Non-believers: Pope Francis is sorta cool, but the visit is a logistical nightmare
When Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia later this month, officials expect more than a million people to flock to Center City for, amon ...
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For the pope, Brigantessa chef cooks up menu rooted in ‘cucina povera’ — food of the poor [video]
What would you cook up if you had the chance to serve dinner to Pope Francis? We asked some of the city’s top chefs to weigh in. He ...
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How much is a free papal ticket worth to you?
The thousands of get-’em-while-they-last tickets to see Pope Francis’ speech on immigration and religious freedom at Independ ...
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Campground being set up for papal pilgrims in Fairmount Park
If you want a place to stay the night and are all right with roughing it, there is an alternative in Philadelphia during the papal visit. ...
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ListenSEPTA offering more subway stops for pope weekend and credits to monthly pass holders
It will get a little easier to use SEPTA’s Market Frankford and Broad Street lines to see Pope Francis. SEPTA’s ...
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ListenTickets for pope’s Independence Mall speech to be released Tuesday
On Tuesday, the World Meeting of Families will release 10,000 tickets to the public for Pope Francis’s speech in front of Independe ...
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Some in suburbs worry about getting to Philadelphia for papal visit
We’ve heard for weeks that the best way to get to Philadelphia for Pope Francis’s visit is to come on a bus with a church gro ...
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Ticket requirements for Pope Francis’ Philadelphia events
Organizers faced an outcry this week over a ticket plan keeping most of Pope Francis’ audience at his two biggest Philadelphia even ...
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Fringe pope-inspired exhibit has sculptures, reverent and critical
To mark the upcoming visit by Pope Francis, the Globe Dye Works factory building in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood is hostin ...
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ListenMade in America a dry run for pope in Philly events
Preparations for a two-day concert this weekend on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are nearly finished, but the event will serve as a dry r ...
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