Pope Francis
Is Archbishop Chaput Trolling Pope Francis?
“So,” a colleague asked me this week, “Is Archbishop Chaput trolling the pope?” It was a funny notion — putting the leader of the city’s […]
The Brief: What Will Happen to the Homeless During the Pope’s Visit?
1. Organizers say they are carefully considering the needs of homeless people as they make preparations for the Pope’s visit. The gist: On Monday, Mayor Michael Nutter got […]
Papal Panic! Could the Pope’s Visit Be a Giant, Embarrassing Flop?
I’m starting to get a little worried about this papal visit. I think it was a story in the Inquirer about gunmen on the Parkway […]
Monsignor Lynn Moved From Prison Where Pope Will Visit
It appears Pope Francis will be spared one potentially awkward moment on his visit to Philadelphia. Monsignor William Lynn had been serving out a three-year […]
The Brief: Philly’s Hotel Occupancy Rates Explode to a Modern High
1. Philadelphia’s hotels were more booked last month than during any other June since 1993. The gist: The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Center City’s hotel occupancy rates “reached 89.4 percent in […]
Hospital Rooms, VIP Access or Suburban Parking: Which Will Be Scarcest for Pope’s Visit?
Pope Francis is expected to bring a lot of people to town when he visits in September, which means there might be a shortage of, […]
Mayor Nutter Confirms Security Fencing for Pope
Part of Philadelphia is going to get fenced in come September, when Pope Francis pays the city a visit as part of the 2015 World […]
SEPTA Could Add Levittown Station to Papal Transit Plan
People hoping to attend the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ visit in September could have another location to board SEPTA regional rail trains into […]
3 Philly Lessons From Pope Francis’ Ecuador Visit
Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia in the fall, but it won’t be his first trip to the Americas this year — the pontiff is […]
Philadelphia May Allow People to Camp in City Parks During Pope Visit
With Pope Francis‘ visit to Philadelphia now just a few months away, there is a lot of information and misinformation coming from a variety of channels. […]
What If the Pope Visited the Philadelphia Gayborhood?
Last week, the Pope’s Philadelphia itinerary was announced, and, surprise, surprise: Gay Philly was nowhere to be found. We started to think: What if the […]
Will the Pope Shame City Hall Into Fixing Its Atrocious Prison Problem?
The Cool Pope is visiting Philadelphia’s Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility during his trip to the city this fall, the Vatican announced Tuesday. When Pope Francis tours the jail, […]
Pope’s Philadelphia Schedule Unveiled
If you want to meet Pope Francis when he visits Philadelphia, your best bet may be to get arrested. Pope Francis will make a visit to […]
Gay Activists: We’ll Protest Pope’s Visit If We Want
One day before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling on same-sex marriage, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput said that gay people can attend Pope Francis’ visit […]
In Rome, Pope and Mayor Nutter Share a Moment
The Philadelphia delegation to the Vatican this week didn’t really expect to get face time with Pope Francis, even though he’ll be visiting the city […]