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Confinement is not exclusion! Pope Francis visits with Philly inmates

Sep 28, 2015

During his visit to a Philadelphia correctional facility this morning, Pope Francis said every person is marked and bruised by life, but Jesus washes away our sins and invites us to live a full life.
Pope makes impromptu stop at statue marking Jewish-Catholic unity

Sep 28, 2015

Pope Francis paid an unscheduled visit to St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia this afternoon to bless a statue celebrating improved Vatican relations with the Jewish community.
'God cries' for victims of abuse, Pope says after meeting survivors

Sep 28, 2015

Pope Francis this morning met with 5 survivors of sexual abuse during his visit to Philadelphia, telling bishops afterward that the evil acts can no longer remain in silence, and promised his personal vigilance in protecting minors.
Full text of Pope Francis' prepared remarks at the Festival of Families

Sep 27, 2015

Pope Francis put aside his prepared remarks for the World Meeting of Families' "Festival of Families" Sept. 26, at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.
The most important part of the Pope's trip is still to comeP

Sep 27, 2015

While the Pope’s speeches to Congress and the United Nations have drawn much attention, the upcoming weekend is the main focus of the Holy Father’s trip to the U.S., said the director of the Holy See press office.
Full text of Pope Francis' religious liberty address to Hispanics

Sep 27, 2015

Pope Francis met with the Hispanic community and other immigrants at Philadelphia's Independence Hall, where the United States Declaration of Independence and Constitution debated and adopted, this afternoon.
Pope Francis hailed for transcending liberal/conservative divide

Sep 27, 2015

Pope Francis rose above party politics and challenged lawmakers to a higher standard in his Thursday address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, Catholic members said.
Full text of Pope Francis' homily at Mass with clergy and religious

Sep 27, 2015

Pope Francis is now saying Mass at Philadelphia's Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul for clergy and religious, and has just delivered his homily.
Read the full text of Pope Francis' visit to a school in Harlem

Sep 27, 2015

Pope Francis visited Our Lady, Queen of the Angels school in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City on Sept. 25. Most of the school's students come from migrant families.
Never lose sight of your dreams, Pope tells Harlem schoolkids

Sep 26, 2015

When Martin Luther King, Jr. uttered his famous line “I have a dream”, he was thinking of you.