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Pope Francis

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The Urban Pontificate

It’s easy to forget that the Pope wears many hats (or, should I say many miters?). In addition to heading up the richest institution in the […]

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Officials: Philly Prison Guard Was Stabbed 12 Times

[Update, 1:30 p.m.] Ken Gavin, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said “the plans for the pope to visit the correctional facility have not […]

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PPA Says: No Center City SEPTA Bus or Rail Service for Pope Visit, “Significant Security Perimeter” From Girard to South

The gist: More and more logistical details are spilling out about Pope Francis’ September visit to Philadelphia. This thing is just too big, with too […]

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DRPA: No Plans to Close Ben Franklin Bridge for Pope

Who needs a giant fence when you’ve got two big rivers to keep people out? That seems to be the idea behind new reports that […]

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On Eve of Philly Visit, Pope’s Poll Numbers Decline

Pope Francis’s polling numbers among Americans are at their lowest since he became pontiff two years ago — but what that mostly means is that […]

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World Meeting of Families Official Hymn Not a People Pleaser

The news that there’s an Official Hymn of this fall’s World Meeting of Families got us all excited — until we listened to it online, […]

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54,000 Customers Hit SEPTA Pope Pass Site in First Minute of Sales

SEPTA tweeted minutes ago that Pope Pass sales would not resume online anytime this week. #SEPTA sales of rail passes for #popeinphilly visit will NOT […]

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2008’s World Series Champs Helped Prepare SEPTA for Pope

SEPTA is still having issues with their transportation plan for Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia in September. Yesterday morning, shortly after sales opened for the […]

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SEPTA Suspends Pope Pass Sales Due to Technical Difficulties

Special SEPTA passes for Pope Francis’ visit in September were set to go on sale this morning, and the site went live at 9 a.m. […]

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SEPTA “Pope Pass” on Sale Now: How to Get One

UPDATE [10:58 a.m.]: SEPTA has announced that it is suspending sales of the one-day pope passes for the day due to technical difficulties. It will […]

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The Homeless Have a Home: It’s Philadelphia

I know she didn’t mean it to be cruel, when she said it. She was just a sheltered kid from Roxborough doing a park cleanup […]

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Here’s What the SEPTA “Pope Pass” Will Look Like

UPDATE [7/20/2015]: The passes are on sale now. Here’s everything you need to know to get one. ORIGINAL: We knew that SEPTA was going to […]

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PATCO Will Begin Selling Papal Visit Passes Monday

SEPTA isn’t the only public transit agency tightening up its transit plan for Pope Francis’ visit in September. PATCO, the light rail line between Philadelphia […]

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Dear Philly: Let’s Embrace the Pope’s Visit

When I saw the headline, “Papal Panic! Could the Pope’s Visit Be a Giant, Embarrassing Flop??” I almost didn’t scroll to read it.  I see […]

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Landlords Crack Down On Philly Pope Airbnb Rentals Citing Legalities, Snipers

A lot of city dwellers are hoping to cash in on the pope’s visit to Philadelphia by renting out living space to the papal constituency, […]