Pope Francis Addresses Religious Freedoms, Immigration During Speech At Independence Hall
Pope Francis will deliver a speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
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Pope Francis will deliver a speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
Authorities say rapper Fetty Wap has been injured in a motorcycle crash in his New Jersey hometown.
A man tells CBS 3 Eyewitness News he hitchhiked from Washington state to Philadelphia for the papal visit.
The Pope told a story about a Philadelphia Saint, Katherine Drexel, who said her life was changed when she spoke to Pope Leo about those in need.
Just a huge cheer, a roar as the now famous Fiat pulled into the driveway of the historic Seminary.
Pope Francis' first official act in the city of Philadelphia was to say Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul where he immediately called for the church to place greater value on women.
According to officials, a woman in need of a kidney transplant was escorted from New Jersey to Philadelphia during the Papal Visit.
With so many roads and highways closed, taking the train seemed to be way to get into the city.
While he's not the first Pope to tweet, that was his predecessor Pope Benedict. Pope Francis and his staff have grew his following on Twitter substantially. For example, he now has 5 times the number of followers of President Obama.
The Papal motorcade made its way from the airport to the Cathedral Basilica this morning. Some pedestrians even got a glimpse of the Pope as he rode by in Center City.
Pope Francis celebrated mass at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul Saturday morning.
He walked over to the child, kissed his head and embraced him.
Pope Francis will spend the last two of his six days in the U.S. in Philadelphia as the star attraction at the World Meeting of Families, a conference for more than 18,000 people from around the world.
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You don't usually find lot of folks out overnight, but with the streets blocked off from cars and the national guard on duty, the area around the Ben Franklin Parkway was especially quiet early on the morning of the pope's visit to Philadelphia.
