Pope Francis created quite the stir at lunch while in Washington, D.C. Instead of eating a lunch with high profile politicians, Pope Francis turned down the opportunity. Instead, Pope Francis decided to eat lunch with the homeless. So, the removal of the homeless as part of the “cleanup” in the City of Philadelphia is turning some heads.
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Are Papal Events Too Disruptive? Perception Leads to “Popecations”, Low Turnout
On Friday afternoon, the City of Philadelphia was a ghost town. While some streets were already blocked off in anticipation of tomorrow’s Festival of Families and Sunday’s Papal Mass, the streets were much clearer than most days in the City of Brotherly Love.
Read moreCongressman sips from Pope Francis’s discarded glass of water
Congressman Bob Brady of Philadelphia may just have clinched the very best papal merchandise: the Holy Father’s glass of water.
Read moreA Look into the Official World Meeting of Families Hymn, “Sound the Bell of Holy Freedom”
People in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have been for the last several months singing “Sound the Bell of Holy Freedom”. The hymn was chosen as the official hymn for the 2015 World Meeting of Families.
Read more“Knotted Grotto” is Set Up Outside the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul for Unity in Prayer
Pope Francis has a favorite painting: “Mary, Undoer of Knots”. In anticipation for the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia, Meg Saliman was commissioned to come up with an artistic work in honor of “Mary, Undoer of Knots” that would sit prominently in Philadelphia.
Read moreChildren’s Choir Director: World Meeting of Families Offers Chance to See “A Side of the Church People Do Not Get to See”
Elizabeth Folger and Michael Zubert served as assistant directors of of the Archdiocesan children’s choir under John Romeri. After Romeri’s resignation, Folger and Zubert found themselves in the role of directors of the children’s choir just in time for the World Meeting of Families and Papal Mass.
Read moreThe Saint John’s Bible presented to Library of Congress in Presence of Pope
The gift was made following Pope Francis’s address to a joint meeting of Congress, in acknowledgement of the Pope’s devotion to scripture; his concern for the poor, sick and marginalized and for the dignity of all people; his care for creation; and his commitment to justice for all.
Read moreThe Papal Mass on the Parkway and Sunday Obligation
The 2015 World Meeting of Families will wrap up on Sunday, September 27 with a Papal mass on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway, at the footsteps
Read moreField Report: Canonization Mass of Blessed Junípero Serra
Everyone else is writing about the Pope. Why not me?
Read moreActive Participation and the U.S. Constitution
Chief Justice Roberts noticeably sang along on all the congregational parts as indicated in the leaflet.
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