Towing Continues Ahead Of Pope’s Visit In Philadelphia

The Northern Kentucky Tribune will provide on-site coverage of Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia this weekend. The students from New Orleans are joining students from more than 40 Jesuit schools across North America for the historic event.

“It’s exciting that the pope is coming to my neighborhood”, Cannon said.

Added Cannon, “This is the first time we will experience no mail delivery and work closures”.

Also, traffic restrictions, security concerns and the hundreds of thousands of people that will visit the city will impact staffing and delivery of supplies to hospitals and medical offices. “At least I have a better chance to see him in Fairmount that I did when I visited his neighborhood in Rome”.

The National Weather Service predicts mostly cloudy skies, while AccuWeather says there could be a few showers in Philadelphia. The group traveled to Philadelphia on Monday and will see the Pope Saturday. In Philadelphia, they will be aided by city police, state troopers and others.

Franklin, who has performed for presidents, civil rights leaders and a host of luminaries, sang for Pope John Paul II when he visited Detroit in 1987.

The Ben Franklin Parkway is a mile-long boulevard stretching from Philadelphia’s City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It’s the city’s cultural center and the epicenter of papal activities.

The video, which is just under 30 seconds, captures the Pope speaking in English about his excitement to meet the people of Philadelphia at the World Meeting of Families.

Some were able to get tickets to a Mass that Pope Francis is holding on Sunday before he heads back to the Vatican.

Following Nutter’s news conference, the World Meeting of Families and the Archdiocese unveiled several gifts they will present to Pope Francis.

Curran-Fromhold is named for the only two Philadelphia prison workers killed in the line of duty: Warden Patrick Curran and Deputy Warden Robert Fromhold, who were attacked by inmates at Holmesburg Prison on May 31, 1973.

That’s how Parmjit Singh felt Wednesday as he stood idly by his cab parked at the corner of Ludlow and 17th streets, within a wave of the swanky Westin Philadelphia hotel.

Joe Martella, who owns Potito’s cafe and bakery, said his sprinkled cupcakes with photographic images of the pope’s smiling face on top have been big sellers.

Pope drinks abound, but no bar seemed more obviously pope-focused than one called Pub on Passyunk East, which also goes by the acronym “P.O.P.E”.