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While he is visiting Washington, D.C. and New York City, Philadelphia-our home-is arguably the most important stop on his tour.

Chris Christie (R) criticized Pope Francis Sunday for his efforts to patch up diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.

The group from Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora will fly to Philadelphia to meet up with other high schoolers, and see the Pope say mass this coming weekend. That is not counting the crowds that will turn out in Washington and New York.

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit falls on the 50th anniversary of the first time a sitting pontiff visited the United States.

Pope Francis’ highly anticipated visit to the United States offers an opportunity to advance our understanding of the significant role that the pope and the Holy See play in world affairs. With embassies all over the world, not to mention its churches and other affililated...

However Apple has warned that many of its followers in New York City and Philadelphia might not receive their phones thanks to the antics of Pope Francis prepares to visit both of those cities next week.

Rogers noted that Dyer is overseeing the visits while continuing to plan daily White House events, including Obama’s recent meetings with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and an East Room ceremony where Obama awarded...

Tens of thousands of Cubans attended the Mass at the huge plaza where Cubans celebrate May Day beneath massive portraits of revolutionary leaders Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos built into the facades of government buildings.

Many Cubans complain about the rigidity of Cuba’s system in which almost every aspect of life is controlled by the government, from cultural institutions to block-level neighbourhood watch committees.

“Pope Francis”, she says, “I want to tell you that my heart is sad and I would like to ask you to speak with the president and the Congress and legalizing my parents because every day I am scared that one day they will take them away from me”.

For Kit Johansen, there are memories of every papal visit to the United States.

A bilingual version of Maine-based pop artist Indiana?s?LOVE? sculpture called the “AMOR” is going on display outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, near where the pope?s altar is being built.

Francis will finish his day with a vespers service and a meeting with Cuban youths.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a 15-year-old boy near Philadelphia for allegedly plotting to attack Pope Francis and unleash ISIS-inspired hell during the pontiff’s upcoming USA visit, it was revealed Tuesday.

Plus, more traditional Catholic activists – particularly those in the pro-life movement – say they haven’t been invited to next week’s event. He said, “I don’t get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinal or my pope”.