PHOTOS: Aerial View of the Prep for Pope Francis’s Parkway Mass

HughE Dillon has the bird's-eye balcony perspective.

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Pope Francis Festival Grounds behind the Stage

Pope Francis Festival Grounds behind the stage.

The choir rehearsing backstage

The choir rehearsing backstage.

The stage

The stage

Bus caravan on Schuykill Expressway

Bus caravan on Schuylkill Expressway

VIP gets a police escort on MLK Drive as SEPTA train heads towards West

A VIP gets a police escort on MLK Drive as a SEPTA train heads west.

Pilgrams make their way over the Market Street Bridge, with #popeportapotties lining JFK and Walnut Street Bridges. An Empty Schuylkill Expressway, with a police boat in the Schuykill River.

Pilgrims make their way over the Market Street Bridge, with #popeportapotties lining JFK and Walnut Street Bridges. An Empty Schuylkill Expressway, with a police boat in the Schuylkill River.

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