Pope Francis

City Life

The Complete Pope in Philly Survival Guide

[Updated on Tuesday, September 22nd at 12:15 p.m.] Now that the organizers of the World Meeting of Families and city officials have switched gears from scaring […]

City Life

What Pope Francis Will Bring to Philadelphia

I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE I WAS STANDING: facing the Art Museum, just to the left of the big fountain at Logan Square, over which had […]

Francis Fields Campground - canceled
City

Sorry, You Can’t Camp Out in Fairmount Park for the Papal Visit After All

Turns out you won’t be able to camp out for Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia after all. On Wednesday, the World Meeting of Families announced […]

Business

Comcast: No In-Home Service Calls During Pope Visit

Comcast has unveiled a new plan for the Pope visit — and you’re not going to like it if your cable goes out. The company […]

City Life

White House Invites Openly Gay Catholic Man To Welcome Pope

In a growing call for Pope Francis to meet with a variety of LGBT organizations during his time here in the United States, one report indicates […]

Business

Pottstown Company Providing Massive LED Screens for Pope Visit

Pope Francis‘ visit to Philadelphia is a big business opportunity for many — perhaps none more than Upstage Video. The Pottstown, Pa. based company won […]

City

The 5 Best Pope Emojis in the New Popemoji App

Walk down any commercial block in Philadelphia right now and you’ll probably see the pope. The holy father’s picture is in nearly every storefront. He’s […]

Citified

More Pope Logistics: Business Deliveries and Trash, Plus Where to Stash Your Car

Deliveries, trash collection and what residents need to do with their cars were the chief subjects Mayor Michael Nutter addressed in today’s press conference updating […]

Property

Major Construction Projects to be Put On Hold For Pope Francis

Details regarding the papal visit at the end of the month are finally starting to settle into place. We have the map. We know all about the […]

City Life

5 Pope Visit Silver Linings for Philadelphians

By now, you’ve probably already decided how you feel about the upcoming Pope drop-in. Maybe you’re delighted to host Francis and his faithful flock in […]

The Pope, Chip Kelly
City Life

This Dude Is Trying to Trade Pope Passes for Eagles Tickets

Scan though Craigslist and eBay and you’ll meet a disappointing truth: Lots of people ordered passes to see the Pope and purchased SEPTA papal passes […]

City Life

Pope Francis Parkway Ticket Details Released

Following today’s successful (and quick) disbursal of tickets for Pope Francis’ Independence Hall address, the Archdiocese has announced the details for ticket access for the pope’s two Parkway events. […]

City

Pope Francis Makes It Easier to Annul Catholic Marriages

Pope Francis today announced plans to reform the way Catholics can end their marriages, a sweeping change that streamlines the annulment process and makes it […]

City

SEPTA Doubles Number of El, Broad Street Subway Stops for Pope Visit

SEPTA announced today it has doubled the number of stops on the Broad Street Subway and Market-Frankford El that will be open for Pope Francis’ […]

City Life

10,000 Pope Tickets Go On Sale Today

Well, you can either wring your hands and gnash your teeth over the World Meeting of Families’ controversial papal ticketing policy, or you can shut […]