Pope Francis

City Life

Questions Greet Papal Ticketing Scheme

Organizers of Pope Francis‘ visit to Philadelphia found themselves on defense this week — again — after the announcement that tickets will be required to […]

Be Well Philly

PopeRide Update: New Logistics to Accommodate 1,200+ Potential Cyclists During Pope Visit

Well, wow. When we first posted about the PopeRide, the unsanctioned, for-fun group bike ride to be held on mostly-closed-to-traffic city streets on September 26th during […]

City Life

Washington D.C. Is Still Trolling Philadelphia

Seems folks in Washington D.C. can’t get enough of tweaking the rubes in Philadelphia. Days after the Washington Post declared that Philly “risks reinforcing its […]

City Life

Thanks, But I Don’t Need the Pope to Forgive My Abortion

By the time I graduated from college in 1978, almost every one of my women friends had had an abortion. The circumstances in each case […]

Citified

Secret Service Releases Official Pope Security Map

The United States Secret Service has just released a detailed map outlining security zones, screening points and pedestrian routes for Pope Francis’s visit to Philadelphia […]

Citified

Businesses Say Mayor Nutter Is Ignoring Their Papal Visit Pleas

Philadelphia businesses think Mayor Michael Nutter is doing a terrible job at communicating critical details about the upcoming papal visit, according to a survey of […]

City Life

Chaput Slams Trump on Immigration

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput assailed GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying Trump’s rhetoric on immigration “plays on our worst fears and resentments.” The […]

City Life

Chaput Praises Pope’s Abortion Stance

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput on Tuesday praised Pope Francis‘ decision to allow priests to forgive abortion during the Catholic Church’s forthcoming “Jubilee Year of Mercy.” […]

Shoppist

Finally, a Pope Shirt We Actually Want to Wear

No offense to all the other Pope shirts out there (and there are a lot), but I’m not exactly dying to wear any of them. The graphics […]

City Life

Wanted: Extras for a #PopeInPhilly Video

Some Philadelphians have been, um, not exactly bubbly about Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to the city this month. Visit Philadelphia, the city’s tourism agency, is creating a video aimed […]

City Life

Perry Milou “In Discussions” with Getty Images Over $1 Million Pope Painting

Last week, we told you that international photo agency Getty Images was investigating a Pope Francis painting by Philadelphia-area artist Perry Milou, because the painting […]

Foobooz

Back To School Deals At Jake’s Sandwich Board

In case you haven’t noticed, everyone is going back to school right now. Colleges, high schools, all those other schools full of tiny people with […]

City Life

RiverLink Ferry to Offer Service for Pope Visit

There will be an easier way to cross the Delaware River during the weekend of the pope’s visit. Instead of walking across the Ben Franklin […]

City Life

Pope Francis Says Priests Can Forgive Abortion

Well, this pope keeps defying expectations, doesn’t he? The Vatican announced today that priests will be allowed to forgive abortions during the upcoming “Jubilee Year” […]

Citified

The Washington Post Trolls the Entire City of Philadelphia

Oh, cool. The Washington Post has joined forces with The New York Times to troll Philadelphia. On Sunday, the newspaper published an article on preparations for Pope’s Francis’ visit in […]